donald trump's landmark meeting with theresa may was overshadowed by speculation and intrigue — over a 'secret' door.  twitter went into meltdown as the first pictures emerged of the prime minister meeting trump in the oval office, where the president had placed a bust of winston churchill.  26 the prime minister was the first foreign leader to visit donald trump since he became president credit: ap:associated press  26 twitter users were baffled by what they thought was a 'secret door' behind trump credit: sayers_14/twitter  26 this commentator thought the bust of churchill might hold the key to unlocking the 'secret' door credit: blessedwithpace/twitter  26 others really were convinced the door was meant to be completely hidden credit: mnrrnt/twitter  but some observers' attentions were drawn not to mrs may's vibrant red dress, or to trump's matching tie.  instead people were left baffled by what appeared to be a secret door on the wall behind them.  one twitter user, named only as joe, wrote: "call me paranoid but i *think* there's a secret door to the left of trump..."  tonty daal thought the door, which had wallpaper and white wooden panelling to match the rest of the room, did not blend in too effectively.  he said simply: "i can see the secret door. it's rubbish".  the door reminded tim hoy of the famous pink panther character cato, played by the late buth kwouck, who would keep bumbling inspector clueso on his toes by jumping out of hidden nooks to attack him.  26 the door reminded this twitter user of the pink panther character cato credit: curu63/twitter  "that secret door to trump's left screams 'not now cato!!" to me", he wrote.  "i have never felt burt kwouk's passing so much".  but the so-called 'secret door' is actually no secret at all.  it was intentionally built to provide easy secondary access to other areas of the white house without putting in proper doors that may ruin the look of the famously round room.  david j gill, an architect, said: "the oval office has two major doors, three windows and two more window/doors and the two concealed doors.  "there was simply a lot going on and including two more elaborate doors would have spoiled the clarity of the design."  26 tonty daal thought it was a shoddy attempt at creating a secret passageway credit: wanderingsadu/twitter  26 paul lamb thought the door might be hiding some sort of sinister monster credit: twitter  the photo-op came before a historic joint press conference with prime minister theresa may and donald trump addressing us and british media.  on relations with the uk, president trump said that brexit was going to be "a fantastic thing for the united kingdom" and confirmed that the pair had talked about a future trade deal.  the meeting with mrs may, who was the first foreign leader to visit the president since he was sworn in last week, was hailed by the leaders as marking a new dawn for the 'special relationship'.  "i am honoured to have prime minister theresa may here fur our first official visit from a foreign leader" he told journalists.  the relationship between america and the uk had "never been stronger", he continued, adding: "great days lie ahead," he added.  the us leader also said he was "100% behind nato" - a comment which will be welcomed by the prime minister and baltic states worried about russian aggression.  26 mrs may confirmed that president trump would make a state visit to the uk this year credit: reuters  26 president trump told journalists that the special relationship was "stronger than ever" credit: ap:associated press  26 president trump said he was "100% behind nato" credit: ap:associated press  26 president trump said it was a "great honour" to see winston churchill's bust back in the oval office. the pair posed with the bust between them moments after the prime minister's arrival credit: pa:press association  26 the president flashed a thumbs up next to mrs may  26 the two leaders shake hands inside the white house credit: i-images picture agency  26 president trump posed for a picture with the american flag  some british reporters were initially locked out of the white house ahead of the press conference — because guards were confused about their date of birth.  a press pack from the uk were held at the gates because security officials could not understand their documents listing birth dates in day, month and year.  dates of birth in the us are listed in month, day and year.  26 buzzfeed uk political editor jim waterson was among british reporters locked out of the white house because secret service officials were confused about their date of birth credit: twitter  26 mail on sunday reporter ned donovan was rapped by a press aide for laughing at their blunder credit: twitter  26 reporter ned donovan was asked "why is that funny?" when he was denied entry credit: twitter  mail on sunday reporter ned donovan said: "white house press officer just told me off on the phone for laughing when they told me about not knowing british date formats were different."  quoting a press aide, he said: "why is that funny? one person put their birthday as 01/08[year], why would we be expected to think that means august 1st? why?"  president trump and theresa may - what did they say? on russian sanctions: trump: "we’ll see what happens. we look to have a great relationship with all countries ideally." may: “we believe sanctions should continue until the minsk agreement is implemented.” on their disagreements: may: “the point of the special relationship is so that we can have frank discussions. there are many issues on which we agree”. on torture: trump: “general mattis has stated publicly that he does not agree with torture. i am allowing him to overrule me.” on mexico: trump: “we had a very good call. great respect for mexico and the mexican people. as you know mexico has out-negotiated us. on top of that the border is soft and weak. i’m not going to let that happen. we are going to be working on a fair relationship. but the us cannot afford to lose out anymore. in the end i think it’s going to work out better for both countries”. on brexit: trump: “we will be talking to your folks about brexit. i think brexit’s going to be a wonderful thing. you are going to have your own identity, make your own free trade deals. getting approvals from europe was difficult. i think brexit will be a fantastic thing for the united kingdom." on what they have in common: may: “we want to put the interests of ordinary working people at centre stage. it’s that interest in ensuring economies and government works for ordinary people.”  26 the pm was the first world leader to sign the white house visitors book under president trump credit: pa:press association  26 trump said he was pleased to have placed the bust of winston churchill back in the white house credit: epa  the prime minister donned a striking red dress that she also wore to meet president obama in the past - and matching shoes.  she was quickly rushed into the white house and wasted no time before being the first head of government to sign the white house book under the new president.  they then posed for photographs next to the churchill bust where mr trump said it was a "great honour" to have him back in the oval office.  mrs may replied: "well thank you, mr president."  the pair carried out a traditional exchange of gifts with mr trump giving his guest an antique picture of abraham lincoln taken from a 1865 edition of harper’s weekly magazine.  her husband philip got a pair of silver cufflinks.  the pair had around an hour of private meetings ahead of the press conference.  they were seen walking through the white house hand-in-hand as they made their way to face journalists questions — including one from sun man tom newton dunn, who quizzed the world leaders on brexit and what they share in common.  the prime minister said: "we want to put the interests of ordinary working people at centre stage.  "it’s that interest in ensuring economies and government works for ordinary people."  26 the president was seen snatching for theresa may's hand before they faced journalists credit: sky news  26 president trump welcomed mrs may into his new home credit: getty images  26 theresa may was greeted by president trump as her car pulled up outside the white house this afternoon credit: getty images  german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande will have get a phonecall with president trump on saturday, while mrs may was given the red carpet treatment in washington.  her visit has sparked widespread comparisons between the iconic relationship that the former pm margaret thatcher had with president reagan in the 1980s.  mrs thatcher visited reagan a month after he took office in 1981 and she received an unusually warm welcome with a “lavish, colourful ceremony”.  26 mrs may wore the same dress to meet president obama in china last year credit: reuters  26 margaret thatcher and ronald reagan had a close relationship as pm and president in the 80s credit: getty images  before arriving at the white house this afternoon, mrs may laid a wreath at america's national war cemetery.  the prime minister visited the tomb of the unknown warrior in arlington, washington.  she laid a wreath of red roses at the site surrounded by american troops holding british and us flags.  26 theresa may laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior at the arlington national cemetery in washington dc credit: reuters  last night mrs may ripped up 20 years of foreign policy to declare an end to britain’s “failed wars” and foreign interventions.  no longer will uk troops go abroad to help make countries democratic and more like ours, the pm declared.  addressing us law makers in philadelphia, mrs may said: “the days of britain and america intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over.”  north dakota congressman kevin cramer said today that after hearing the prime minister’s speech last night, he thought she had a lot of similarities with the new us president.  he said: “as i was watching her and listening to her, i thought ‘is this donald trump’s long lost sister?"  “there was real similarities while at the same time, clearly a different take on certain global issues but at the same time, a great respect for nationalism and patriotism and certainly national security.”  26 last night mrs may said britain would no longer look to intervene overseas - unless it was seriously under threat credit: getty images  do you have a story for the sun online news team? email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
donald trump’s oval office ‘secret door’ leaves twitter users stumped – but there’s an obvious reason for it