The Foreign Office this week warned British travellers to be aware of the disturbances in Los Angeles, where president Trump has sent in the National Guard to quell demonstrations – despite the city saying they were not needed – leading to dramatic scenes on TV.
Speaking at Abta’s Travel Matters seminar on Wednesday (11 June), Lord Kim Darroch – who was the UK’s ambassador to the US until 2019 – said Trump had installed TVs in every White House office and his agenda was guided by rolling news coverage.