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British Just Gave Trump Awful News About His Visit With The Queen
One of the benefits of being President is you will enjoy some of
the best hospitality the world has to offer. State visits are full of pomp and circumstance, especially when those state visits are to Britain.
During state visits the
British put their Royal family to good use, entertaining world leaders and
their families in the splendour of Buckingham Palace with lavish banquets.
Some leaders have even been treated to a more personal visit with the Queen at her private residence in Balmoral, Scotland.
Some leaders have even been treated to a more personal visit with the Queen at her private residence in Balmoral, Scotland.
President Donald Trump
wanted this, and more.
The President wanted to ride in the Queen’s famous golden carriage, with thousands of British subjects flying Union Jacks and Stars and Stripes in his honor.
The President wanted to play golf at the Queen’s residence. He wanted to feel like a king.
The President wanted to ride in the Queen’s famous golden carriage, with thousands of British subjects flying Union Jacks and Stars and Stripes in his honor.
The President wanted to play golf at the Queen’s residence. He wanted to feel like a king.
And, much to our collective delight, none of this will happen.
It was revealed that plan’s for Trump’s state visit have been dramatically downgraded from a state visit to a “working visit.”
This means that he won’t
get any Royal treatment. In fact, he won’t meet the Queen at all.
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s offer of a state visit soon
after Trump was inaugurated was met with threats of huge protests across the
country.
Hundreds and thousands of
people signed petitions to stop Trump’s visit, and even the Mayor of London,
Sadiq Khan, said he was “not sure it is appropriate for our government to
roll out the red carpet” for the U.S. President.
However it most likely
wasn’t the public outcry, but the Prime Minister’s weak political position that
caused the change of plan. The Prime Minister’s political position is currently
neither strong, nor stable, after a disastrous general election that saw the
Conservatives majority dwindle.
It’s likely that the visit was downgraded to limit the political
damage Trump’s visit will inevitably wreak as the President is bound to make an
insensitive comment regarding Muslims, terrorism, fake news, or a number of
other controversial topics.
There is also the small
issue of a minor trade dispute between Britain and the United States after the
President dramatically increased the import duty on aircraft manufacturer
Bombardier’s products. This threatens 4000 jobs in Belfast, the loss of which
would devastate the local community.