Should The King’s visit to America be postponed?

Our country should not be seen to support Trump or any of their administration.

My heart says cancel the visit. Tell Trump his war has made enduring the King’s safety impossible.
Or in a Love Actually Moment - tell a Trump and his War minister they’re dangerous idiots who started an illegal war with no plan, a war we will live with negative consequences for generations. Tell them we are done, we are Europeans and not the 51 state,

My head says the visit has been long arranged. The King an experienced diplomat with extensive experience of meeting with mass murder ing barstewards

Then I reflect on what a disgusting individual this war mongering Potus is and I want to cancel

Good job I’m not responsible isn’t it 🌞

MrsMatt

Our country should not be seen to support Trump or any of their administration.

He is not going to support Trump.

As merlotgran says
He’s not going there to support Trump or the war in the ME. He’s going to honour a long standing arrangement to acknowledge and celebrate America’s independence.
If he snubs Trump he’ll be snubbing the American people who (hopefully) hold the UK in high regard.

Trump will be gone soon but I hope the relationship between the UK, Europe and the USA will survive this idiot.

That’s the underlying issue isn’t it, the long standing relationship between our countries. That should continue - even Trump can’t go on for everv

Oreo

Revoking the visit would certainly be seen as a snub.Things are bad between Starmer and Trump at the moment so the planned visit next month should mollify DT.

Why should anyone tiptoe around a grown man? Perhaps that's why he's the way he is? He's always been given his own way.

That's really funny Aveline...perfect way to show Trump and Andrew we all know what they're worth. Spot on.

You can't you expect the King to lie, even if his PM does it habitually.

Oreo

If you’re right about that happening butterandjam I’ll buy you a doughnut 🍩 if not you can buy me one.

It's a deal :-)

I like mine with real jam, obviously. It has to be red jam and enough of it to run down my chin at the first bite.

butterandjam

Oreo

If you’re right about that happening butterandjam I’ll buy you a doughnut 🍩 if not you can buy me one.

It's a deal :-)

I like mine with real jam, obviously. It has to be red jam and enough of it to run down my chin at the first bite.

Now I want a jam doughnut…

The MOT was free - part of the Halfords Club thingy. It would have failed on a front lamp that wasn’t working but they just replaced the bulb and didn’t even charge me for it.
I even got a free up of tea!! 😂😂

Oops! Sorry!
Not meant for Gransnet!!

Trump has managed to make the USA unrecognizable to its friends in 12 months of reckless and dangerous behaviour. America is no longer the friend and ally of Europe we must pivot/uncouple away from the USA, like a slow divorce as quickly as humanly possible. it will take time but there is no going back. In the meantime we need to speak quietly to America but carry a large stick.
The King should stay at home.

I heard Trump saying something about the visit a few days ago and he said something to the effect that nothing had been planned yet.
I imagine the govt will not want Charles to go in case he's embarrassed in any way.

I think the King should postpone the visit until the war has finished. With all these things, it is well publicised which rather makes him a sitting duck. Whilst I don't much like him I wouldn't want to see his reign ended by being assassinated.

The celebrations will presumably be in July.

Plans have to be made well in advance but much could happen between now and then.

much could happen between now and then.

That’s probably what the king’s banking on! 😂

I think diplomacy dictates that he should honour the visit. And, even though I am somewhat anti-Monarchist, I believe Charles is highly intelligent and well-schooled in the art of diplomacy and will subtly make it clear that he is there to commemorate the 250 years of American Independence.

I doubt Trump will appreciate that level of subtlety and could well see the visit as an endorsement of him and the launch of the "major combat operations in Iran", (to quote). However, as others have pointed out, Trump will not be the POTUS indefinitely - even if in his seemingly muddled mind he believes otherwise, and this visit is about our relationship with the USA, an ally we still need - at the moment. Until we have weaned ourselves off this 'special' relationship and dependency on it, we have to play the game. Unfortunately.

I'd imagine - but obviously don't know - Charles is not looking forward to this visit, or the bit that involves spending time in Washington DC anyway. And Trump's recent insult to our service men and women must stick in his craw, but the visit is not all about Trump.

Dickens, I agree with your comments

Now’s the time for Harry to step up, bury the hatchet with his Pa and do the visit on his behalf. The King is after all still being treated for cancer.

POW1

Now’s the time for Harry to step up, bury the hatchet with his Pa and do the visit on his behalf. The King is after all still being treated for cancer.

Harry is no longer 'working Royal', has stepped back from official duties, and doesn't represent the Crown in any official capacity.

Friends in America don't feel safe with all the changes Trump has put in place and don't think it's safe for the King to go . They worry Trump will use his visit as the King supporting the bombings Trump has given the green light for .

I think it would be perfectably acceptable for the King to postpone/cancel his visit on security grounds until the country is no longer at war. Nothing feels very safe anywhere just now.

Merlotgran, a pity Trump doesn't hold the PM or the UK in high regard. I have no problem with the American people but I have a problem with their POTUS.

I also fear that the bullying juvenile brain of Trump will construe the King’s visit as support for his illegal war in Iran and so one in the eye to Starmer, and imagine that in true Trump fashion he will crow about this, maybe not in front of the King but certainly on his social media platform and probably in front of any visiting political leaders and the press.
No matter how good the King is at diplomacy his visit will not prevent this happening.

POW1

Now’s the time for Harry to step up, bury the hatchet with his Pa and do the visit on his behalf. The King is after all still being treated for cancer.

You're joking! 😂
Harry and Trump together = disaster! Though it would be funny.