The Royal Family Roll Out Red Carpet During Demonstrations; Jimmy Kimmel Pulled From Air Due To Kirk Comments
Donald Trump was treated to royal pomp and ceremony – featuring parades, presents and a aerial salute – during the opening day of his return official trip to the UK as numerous demonstrators joined protests opposing his arrival.
While demonstrators expressed outrage in London at a Stop Trump Coalition rally, Trump was escorted by the king and queen through a first day that ended in a state banquet but kept him out of reach from his critics.
Following his arrival by chopper in the estate of Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning, the president accompanied the monarch in a horse-drawn carriage but the procession stayed inside the castle grounds and out of the reach of the public, with safety reasons cited as an justification.
The president is scheduled to meet British prime minister Keir Starmer at his country residence the prime ministerial estate on the following day.
UK PM Hopes Billions of USD in American Funding May Ease Pill of Presidential Trip
The prime minister has sought to navigate a politically treacherous official trip by the president with an announcement of £150 billion of American capital in the United Kingdom, while Trump remained safely within the premises of the royal castle and away from thousands of protesters in the city.
As the government hopes to make the best of what could prove to be a challenging few days, Starmer announced what was described as the biggest investment package in the UK.
Late Night Show Pulled Indefinitely Following Presenter’s Charlie Kirk Comments
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be suspended “until further notice” after the late night host’s remarks about the death of the activist, the network confirmed, shortly after the Trump appointed chair of the FCC warned to revoke the broadcaster’s license.
ABC, which is owned by Disney, announced on that evening that it would remove Kimmel’s show from its schedule for the time being.
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, its initial reduction since last year, as the monetary authority acted to stabilize a wobbling labor market even as Donald Trump’s trade taxes keep drive higher inflation.
Rates are now at a level of 4% to 4.25% – the least expensive since late 2022. But the move is unlikely to satisfy Trump, who has criticized the central bank for acting “not quickly enough” and demanded a far bigger reduction.
Ex- Senior Health Leaders Warn of RFK Jr’s Risk to National Wellbeing
Top former officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alleged Robert F Kennedy Jr of undermining the country’s ability to respond to outbreaks and health crises.
The former CDC director, appointed by RFK Jr and dismissed after a brief tenure, and Debra Houry, who resigned, informed a Senate committee that RFK Jr insisted on universal vaccine clearance without proper evaluation and was endangering public health in the United States.
Dismissed Top Data Official Warns Over Administration Meddling
The former chief of US economics data statistics who the president fired last month called her abrupt dismissal “risky” and said the public should be concerned about the independence of vital data agencies.
“Investors must believe the data are not manipulated,” said the former BLS head, in her first remarks since her ouster. “Firing your chief statisticians for releasing data you disagree with, it has serious economic consequences.”
Justice Department Removes Report Showing Right-Wing Radicals Commit More Violence
The DoJ has scrubbed a report from its website concluding that right-wing radicals have killed significantly more Americans than other homegrown threat, just days after a gunman killed the well-known right-wing figure the commentator.
What Else Happened Today:
Bernie Sanders on midweek became the first US senator to state that Israel is committing atrocities in Gaza, calling the conclusion “undeniable”.
Scott Bessent, previously agreed to reside in two different houses at the same time as his “principal residence”, a arrangement like one the president labeled mortgage fraud in his unprecedented bid to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.
The former president commented on the recent killing of Charlie Kirk and informed a audience in the state on Tuesday the country was “at an inflection point”, but that ideologically motivated aggression “has occurred before” and “has happened at various times” in US history. He further stated that regardless of the past, such acts was “contrary to what it means to be a free nation”.
Need a recap? Here’s what happened on 16 September 2025.
