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"Good luck, Marco. Now we know who to blame if anything goes wrong," Trump said, relishing one more bit of public shaming of a man who has done so much to flatter him.

Trump looked truly flattered that he would become the first person to enjoy a second state visit to the UK.

He did that by praising, flattering and gently cajoling the US president as they took questions in the Oval Office and held a joint news conference.

"Ishiba followed a play book to flatter Trump personally and offer him economic investments in the US instead of confronting him", said Mr Hall.

"It has very flatteringly been described as a project for peace," Barenboim once noted.