My five-minute phone call with President Trump

Sarah Smith asked the president about King Charles's upcoming visit, the state of the so-called special relationship and the war with Iran. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. A split screen with Sarah Smith on the left and Donald Trump on the right. Watch: Sarah Smith describes her nearly five-minute phone call with Trump My five-minute phone call with President Trump In a nearly five-minute phone interview with Donald Trump, the BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith asked the US president about the war in Iran and the state of the so-called special relationship with the UK. Trump said King Charles' visit to the US next week could "absolutely" help repair the relationship. 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