Donald Trump was so engrossed in seeing Churchill exhibition at Blenheim Palace he delayed dinner for 150 guests
DONALD Trump was so engrossed in being shown around the Winston Churchill exhibition last night he left his guests waiting for dinner.
The US President left the 150 business leaders hanging around for longer than expected as he was shown around the exhibit by the Duke of Marlborough, as The Sun Online revealed yesterday.
During his visit to Chequers today, the US President said it was "something very special" for him to see as he visited the late Prime Minister's birthplace.
He also took the opportunity to have a picture in Churchill's chair which Theresa May has at her country residence in Aylesbury.
Mr Trump and Melania were joined by Theresa May and her husband Philip as they got their own private tour last night.
The US President arrived at the 2,000 acre estate just after 7.30 yesterday evening, but then went to look around the exhibit before they had dinner.
And he added: "I don't know how long it was, he was clearly very interested, but the chefs did a fantastic job making sure the food still went out properly."
Today the President hailed the exhibit, and said he'd enjoyed it.
"We joined Prime Minister May, Mr May and the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough for a tour of the Winston Churchill exhibit at Blenheim Palace," he told reporters at a press conference at Chequers with Mrs May.
"It was something very special."
The Winston Churchill exhibition includes letters, one of his uniforms, and a saddle he used to ride his pony as a child.
The British wartime hero is buried in a family plot in a church just outside the estate too.
President Trump asked for the bust of Sir Winston to be put back into the Oval Office when he took office, The Sun revealed last year.
The request was put in to Boris Johnson by the President Elect's team during talks in New York before he was sworn in.
A bitter row over the bust’s location had raged for seven years since outgoing President Barack Obama replaced the wartime leader’s image with one of Martin Luther King in 2009.
President Trump went on to say today how it was at Chequers that the late Prime Minister had rung President Roosevelt after Pearl Harbour.
The tragedy sparked the US entry into World War II - which the allies went on to win.
"And it was total victory," Mr Trump added today.
Also in today's press conference, Mr Trump:
- Urged Theresa May to make sure her Brexit deal lets Britain strike a trade agreement
- Lavished praise on Mrs May in the wake of bruising comments he made about her in his interview with the Sun
- Again said Boris would make a "great" Prime Minister
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