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- On Wednesday, British far-right activist Tommy Robinson announced he had visited the U.S. Department of State and wrote `In America making alliances & friendships, today I had the privilege of an invite to the @StateDept`.
- Robinson says the visit highlights free speech decline and recalled a 2017 invite from 10 members of Congress; he was previously denied U.S. entry and jailed in 2013 for passport misuse.
- Known online as Robinson, he commands a large following, drew around 150,000 to a London protest in September, and State Department adviser Joe Rittenhouse publicized their meeting on X.
- UK critics called the U.S. welcome deeply alarming as 45 British MPs previously sought to block Robinson's travel amid reports of U.S. funding for hard-right groups in Europe.
- The visit comes as the Trump administration ramps up criticism of allies, with immigration policy central and Robinson's alleged links to anti-migrant unrest fueling transatlantic far-right networks.
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British far-right figure Robinson visits US State Department
British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson visited the US State Department on Wednesday and met with at least one US official, social media posts from Robinson and a department official showed. "In America making alliances & friendships, today I had the privilege of an invite to the @StateDept," Robinson, 42, said in an X post. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has become a flag-bearer for some British far-right sympathisers an…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Tommy Robinson welcomed by Trump administration in visit to Washington
Tommy Robinson was pictured smiling with a senior adviser at the US State Department in Washington
The anti-immigration activist went to the U.S. diplomatic headquarters where he was received by an adviser. On several occasions, the founder of the English Defence League had organized a gathering of 150,000 people in London.
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