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madeleine45 Mon 19-Jan-26 12:27:12

At least Starmer did stand up and tell him that he cannot take over another country. But really , why isnt every single country gathering together to inform him in no uncertain terms that his threats are totally unacceptable and that he will not be allowed to behave in this way?.

Or perhaps Trump would understand it a bit better if everyone announced that they were going to claim the USA. Of course , in fact Britain could say that they are going to reclaim it ! Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander. Trump seems to think, in the same way as Hitler, that might is right, that he can just lay claim to another country for everyone to allow him to continue.
Well Donald,
even if you choose not to look at it, we know what such attitudes lead to, and we do not have short memories. Whilst I know it is not easy to be sure where everything comes from , at least we could all do our best, not to buy anything from america, and if we could get everyone in all the countries he is planning to charge to do the same, perhaps if americans were hit in their pockets , they might look at what is happening. If they are not interested in justice and fairness, then perhaps being hit in their own pockets might get them to look at where Trump is taking them.

mae13 Tue 20-Jan-26 12:16:09

No visit by British Monarchy ever.

Recognising this deranged idiot would be the worst thing we could do.

Look back to the 1930's when the British PM came back from Berlin waving that useless piece of paper signed by Adolf Hitler.

Chocolatelovinggran Tue 20-Jan-26 11:40:10

Fair point, ronib, small details can be forgotten when you have countries to threaten, troops to send into your own cities, and so on.

Michael12 Tue 20-Jan-26 11:16:14

Thing is do he want to takeover West , whilst the powers like Russia control elsewhere , We`ll have an Iron Curtain again the way its going.
Mind you with Nigel Farage his UK Buddie with his party would go cap in hand to trump,
Mick

Aveline Tue 20-Jan-26 10:57:16

A touch of the Violet Elizabeth Bott?
'I'll thcweam and thcweam until I'm thick'?

Suzieque66 Tue 20-Jan-26 10:48:32

And I feel he is getting Demented ...

Chocolatelovinggran Tue 20-Jan-26 09:21:02

Absolutely, foxie, Mr Trump was all for the deal as long as ...let me think...a few weeks ago.

ronib Tue 20-Jan-26 09:20:26

Perhaps Trump was distracted- after all he has stopped 7 or 8 wars so a very busy man. foxie48

foxie48 Tue 20-Jan-26 09:06:56

Well Trump has changed his tune, Ronib but no surprise there as he's constantly doing that.

ronib Tue 20-Jan-26 08:49:34

Guido Fawkes has published Trump’s latest memo. Trump’s pretty sure that the UK government has made a huge mistake in giving Chagos away and this is why Trump needs Greenland.
Definitely Goon show material.

keepingquiet Tue 20-Jan-26 08:41:45

Galaxy

Why would you feel sorry for Americans holidaying in Europe. Only really weird people would behave poorly towards Americans due to their government.

I was speaking to an American at the weekend, I got the sense she was over here on a little reccy. She said a lot of people she knows can't stand being there anymore- she couldn't get over how friendly everyone was here.

So many trying to find alternative places to live...

Purplepixie Tue 20-Jan-26 08:25:19

Trump want the own the world! He’s barmy! We can’t stand back and let this happen.

Aveline Tue 20-Jan-26 08:20:26

That's it Maremia.

Maremia Tue 20-Jan-26 08:16:00

Think it's the fact Galaxy, that they feel the need to hide.

Galaxy Tue 20-Jan-26 08:02:33

Why would you feel sorry for Americans holidaying in Europe. Only really weird people would behave poorly towards Americans due to their government.

foxie48 Tue 20-Jan-26 07:58:50

Trump is trying to build a legacy ie being the Potus who increased the size and wealth of the US by the most amount. Size is important to Trump, world peace and contributions to humanity much less so. ( well not at all unless it wins him the Nobel peace prize)

Grandmabatty Tue 20-Jan-26 07:06:25

Already usa tourism is down 7% while European tourism is up. It was reported in the guardian but the facts are easily available from USA tourist boards.

Aveline Tue 20-Jan-26 07:00:20

I think Trump is in for a fright. EU countries own slot of US debt and also host some large US companies. They could make life difficult for Americans.
We're certainly boycotting America as a destination and feel pretty sorry for Americans planning a holiday in Europe this year. We met several last year who felt they had to pretend to be Canadians.

nanna8 Tue 20-Jan-26 04:00:59

I don’t think Trump is insane, I think he knows exactly what he wants and he knows he is getting older and there isn’t much time left for him so he is rushing around and sod the consequences. He doesn’t care about Europe, never has . He banks on a lack of unity and thinks he will get away with it. Possibly he is right, sadly.

Summerlove Tue 20-Jan-26 02:35:10

Oreo

Good job that you two aren’t our PM or Cabinet then, how about diplomacy?

Does diplomacy look like rolling over for belly rubs to you?

You want acquiescence, not diplomacy

Allira Mon 19-Jan-26 22:42:32

Whitewavemark2

Actually it is Norway. But it is not the government it is an independent committee.

Norway - the Nobel Peace Prize
Sweden - All other Nobel prizes

StoneofDestiny Mon 19-Jan-26 22:05:07

Everybody in the UK should boycott travel to the USA. That is one small way we can hit back.

Witzend Mon 19-Jan-26 21:43:56

I don’t think I’d exactly call him insane - unless being a narcissistic megalomaniac counts as insanity. Or should that be a megalomaniac narcissist?

GrannyGravy13 Mon 19-Jan-26 20:58:14

Whitewavemark2

And the steroids- hopefully you will soon be back to normal.

Three and a half weeks to go until the end of the course, I am counting the days 🤞

Whitewavemark2 Mon 19-Jan-26 20:43:22

And the steroids- hopefully you will soon be back to normal.

GrannyGravy13 Mon 19-Jan-26 20:16:15

Whitewavemark2

Actually it is Norway. But it is not the government it is an independent committee.

Of course it does 🤦‍♀️

My brain is totally fried, I will not blame the GC who is having a sleepover, just the world politics at the moment.