Trump's 2nd U.K. state visit: What to expect

President Trump and the first lady are in the United Kingdom for a historic second state visit. Trump's landed late this afternoon. They will be welcomed by the royal family tomorrow at Windsor Castle and meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday. Mass protests are expected, leading the government to declare, quote, "high threat level" across the country. Ed O'Keefe is in London, traveling with the president. Ed, it's good to have you. This seems like a very big deal. Second state visit. Lots of preparation, security, and the like. Why now? Well, it's because the king made the invitation back in February, at the height of grave concern that the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom could be at risk, given the president's push for tariffs. But now, the US and the UK have a trade deal, and this is essentially, a celebration of that, and a chance for the UK to reinforce the fact that it can do what it will do tomorrow, which is essentially roll out everything for a world leader and signal how important that leader and his country is to the United Kingdom. Trump getting an unprecedented second state visit. No other world leader currently alive has ever received that honor. Certainly, no American president. And this is only the fourth state visit ever for a commander in chief. We talked about some of the dynamics of all this, the history of it, with the CBS News Royal Contributor Roya Nikkhah and Julian Payne over what else? Tea. Here's a little of what they had.

It's definitely the case that when there is a US incoming state visit, inward state visit, with the president, it's a bigger deal. I am absolutely sure that the anticipation of this visit and the preparation will be of a different order. The royal family-- no pun intended-- is the biggest Trump card this government can play at big moments of international statesmanship and diplomacy. It's happening because both sides want it to. There's a lot in it for us and our government, in terms of national interest. And President Trump will get all those images that he desperately wants to have. again, unprecedented. He's called it a fest. He will have pictures with a second monarch during his second term. And to Roya's point about imagery, the president, on his way over here, told reporters flying with him on Air Force One, you're going to get a lot of good pictures tomorrow. And that is, indeed, what we're expecting, Major. What about Keir Starmer and issues of importance to both countries? Well, just as we began this segment, Major, the British embassy in Washington was first out of the gate with the official announcement of what they're going to call a "US-UK technology and energy partnership." Over the course of today, we've been hearing from Google, Microsoft, and now, NVIDIA, planning to spend tens of billions of dollars in the coming years to help develop artificial intelligence and quantum computing in this country, partnering with US firms and other entities that are working on artificial intelligence. You're also going to hear more about plans to share nuclear energy and nuclear power, to some extent, all of that designed to allow Prime Minister Starmer to suggest to his country that he's on top of things when it comes to being at the forefront of emerging technologies, keeping the global economy in favor of the UK, and maintaining a pretty solid diplomatic relationship with the president, when they're likely to talk about the future of the conflict in Gaza, the war in Ukraine, and other matters. But the reality is, he's in real trouble here. He's had a handful of senior officials leave his government in recent days, including the British ambassador to the United States, over his associations with Jeffrey Epstein. He quit last week. And it was this technology partnership that Peter Mandelson, that ambassador, was actually working on over the last several months, to be able to announce that deal this week. But there are real questions about how much longer Starmer will be able to lead the Labour Party, as the Reform Party, a far-right, anti-immigration party led by the president's close friend, Nigel Farage, continues to see its popularity rise in this country. Also, a lot of concern that so much money and manpower is being spent to celebrate an American president, who, according to a public opinion poll released this morning, has about a 16% approval rating here in the United Kingdom. Major.

With the details large, medium, and small, all fascinating. Ed O'Keefe, traveling with the president, thank you so much.