Donald Trump State visit 16-18 September 2025

I think Trump actually came across well. Much better than I thought he would. He looked and acted like a leader and he spoke well. I think the whole show was good for Starmer and the UK and I thought all the pomp and ceremony was wonderful.

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I think Trump actually came across well. Much better than I thought he would. He looked and acted like a leader and he spoke well. I think the whole show was good for Starmer and the UK and I thought all the pomp and ceremony was wonderful.

What? Didn't you think Starmer and the King were quietly and diplomatically laughing at him, and I think at times he knew that but couldn't do or say anything because he was just like a kid in a toyshop?

Starmer and The King can’t afford to laugh quietly or otherwise at the only person who can revive the economy here. The laugh is on them surely?

It's a fine tightrope- on one side making Trump out to be a dangerous idiot, on the other just taking him for the idiot he is and showering him with flattery and sparkly bling.

I wouldn't call myself a lover of the RF but I think we showed him up. He knew it and the US knows it. They are just mesmerised by the trappings of a democracy much older and more experienced in international diplomacy than the US.

As a country we are good at diplomacy, we've had lots of practice and I've started to appreciate why it's a good idea to have a king or queen as the head of state. I'm afraid I didn't think the King looked well but Royalty did a good job.

Wasn't Khan elected three times as the Mayor of London? He must be doing something right.
That was brilliant strategy MrsMatt. Don't think he noticed that Murdoch was there too.

Yes, Princess Catherine did a great job with Melania.