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Trump and his latest tweet.

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Gonegirl Mon 03-Jun-19 10:27:57

"As his jumbo jet came into Stansted, Mr Trump took to social media and said: 'Sadiq Khan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly 'nasty' to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me'.

He added: 'Khan reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job - only half his height."

How could he say that?! Especially when just entering the UK!

Is he bonkers? That's just not normal.

Callistemon Mon 03-Jun-19 19:16:53

I enjoyed Camilla's wink
Go gal!

Gonegirl Mon 03-Jun-19 19:19:53

Just for a little while - while he's at our party - be kind. ????

Gonegirl Mon 03-Jun-19 19:20:53

I missed that!!! (the wink) When was it? Where was she?

trisher Mon 03-Jun-19 19:24:24

I was being kind "Gonegirl* the description I would have used is unrepeatable!!!

Callistemon Mon 03-Jun-19 19:25:45

ITV News, a photo shoot either before or after the Trumps had tea with Charles and Camilla and Trump was showing Charles where he should stand (he got it wrong!) and as she followed them out of the room, Camilla turned and winked at someone in the room.
Towards the end of this clip: grin
www.itv.com/news/2019-06-03/charles-and-camilla-welcome-donald-trump-for-tea/

Gonegirl Mon 03-Jun-19 19:28:49

Oh my gosh!!! I do love Camilla! grin

sarahellenwhitney Mon 03-Jun-19 19:33:39

News reports now advise that none other than the labour leader himself claims he will be one of the thousands protesting the visit. Gets worse when guess who will be joining him? None other than the deputy herself!!!!!!!!!!!!

Callistemon Mon 03-Jun-19 19:35:26

sorry to ask, perhaps I should know, but who is the deputy?

sarahellenwhitney Mon 03-Jun-19 19:46:29

Gonegirl
Unknown warrior .

Gonegirl Mon 03-Jun-19 19:58:46

Pedant

Anniebach Mon 03-Jun-19 21:39:46

Corbyn didn’t have a problem with the President of China, even attended the state banquet

Whose deputy ?

Gonegirl Mon 03-Jun-19 21:45:01

Corbyn's? McDonnell?

Callistemon Mon 03-Jun-19 22:50:29

the deputy herself
Female
So not Tom Watson

maddyone Mon 03-Jun-19 23:30:14

What will Corbyn do if he does ever become Prime Minister? Will he then boycott every diplomatic/state visitor to the UK that he disagrees with? This ridiculous action by Corbyn has confirmed what I already knew, he is totally unsuitable for the role of Prime Minister of the UK!

maddyone Mon 03-Jun-19 23:31:49

Deputy leader of the Labour Party is Tom Watson by the way.

absent Mon 03-Jun-19 23:42:04

Gonegirl What "grand job" is Melania Trump doing?

Lyndiloo Tue 04-Jun-19 02:53:55

This is an official state visit by the President of the United States. Like it or lump it, he is a guest of the UK, and as such should be shown every courtesy. I think it was very rude of Corbyn and Cable not to attend the dinner hosted by the Queen tonight. You don't have to like the man, but you should respect his position.

And now we hear that Corbyn will be joining the protest of anti-Trump supporters tomorrow. The man is a disgrace, with no diplomatic sensibility whatsoever. God help our foreign relationships if he ever became Prime Minster!

And I'm shocked at the power of Bercow, the Speaker of the House. He did not invite Trump to speak to Parliament. Yet Abama - and many American Presidents before him - were invited ...? A very public rebuff! Now I'm not very politically-savvy, but it seems to me that the Speaker is more powerful than the Prime Minister!

Whatever we all think of Donald Trump, his visit should be treated with politeness and dignity, as befits his position (and ours).

And we should remember that we need America to be on our side (as they always have been).

I do hope that tomorrow's protests will be minimal - and that someone will stab a knife in that horrendous balloon!

Rhinestone Tue 04-Jun-19 03:28:43

As a Yankee across the pond please accept my apologies. We are so embarrassed and can’t wait to rid our country of him.

crystaltipps Tue 04-Jun-19 04:28:22

Lots of Americans are embarrassed by him. Some even bought over their own balloon of Trump texting while sitting on a toilet.

maddyone Tue 04-Jun-19 10:30:55

Whatever American or British people think of Trump, the fact remains that he is Head of State of our most powerful ally and we should all respect the position if not the man. Indeed if Corbyn should ever become Prime Minister of the UK, a post he is totally unsuited for given his position on a variety of subjects, particularly his partially to terrorists, then there will be many British people feeling the need to apologise to other countries.

I agree entirely with you Lyndiloo.

Grany Tue 04-Jun-19 10:43:36

Hi those who repeat the lies and smears of MSM why not try a new approach by taking a look at a socialist paper with actual factual news The Morning Star instead of the propaganda 'news'of the billionaire owners of the tabloids which is not journalism.

Firecracker123 Tue 04-Jun-19 10:45:01

Corbyn will never be PM now after this fiasco he has just nailed the last nail in Labour's coffin ⚰. Job well done in my opinion. What a complete disgrace he is only lefty low lives and idiots would vote for Labour now.

maddyone Tue 04-Jun-19 10:49:18

Oh really Grany, Corbyn didn’t entertain terrorists from Palestine in Westminster Palace then? I think you’ll find he did!

maddyone Tue 04-Jun-19 10:50:32

Agree Firecracker.

Grany Tue 04-Jun-19 10:55:17

Two Peace Awards

gandhifoundation.org/2014/01/09/the-gandhi-foundation-international-peace-award-2013/