Paid Members JNLister Posted November 29, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Keith Houchen said: Â That was a parody account, her handle is JaydaBF. "Whether it's a real account, the threat is real. Her goal is to...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Arrows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted November 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2017 The government have said Trump's endorsement of Britain First isn't on, but that the state visit is still happening. Then Trump directly tweeted at May, telling her to focus on radical Islam in the UK. I wonder if being the victim of one of Trump's Twitter broadsides will finally make her tell him he's not welcome. Doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Rob Lowe Posted November 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2017 Does a state visit involve him being out in the open? He'll get torn to shreds over here, it'll be a total embarrassment for him. I'd definitely get the train into town to chuck an egg at him. If someone as lazy as me would do it, there will be millions of people ahead of me. I can't imagine he's coming over. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted November 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 30, 2017 I know we've had the official statement from number 10, but have any other Tory MPs weighed in and made any statements on this issue? Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoote Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 The only one I've seen so far is Sajid Javid, Communities SoS. - https://twitter.com/sajidjavid/status/935991541864255488 Quote So POTUS has endorsed the views of a vile, hate-filled racist organisation that hates me and people like me. He is wrong and I refuse to let it go and say nothing  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted November 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Chest Rockwell said: I know we've had the official statement from number 10, but have any other Tory MPs weighed in and made any statements on this issue? Â The home secretary and foreign secretary were quizzed over it yesterday but refused to comment. I think I would turn up to voice my dissatisfaction of Trump visiting if there was some sort of public appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) If May wants to start to execute a face turn, she'll leave him at the top of a flight of stairs. Or take him out for drinks & oysters only to find the lift is "broken" when they get back like Don Draper did to Roger Sterling Edited November 30, 2017 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 hour ago, PunkStep said: The home secretary and foreign secretary were quizzed over it yesterday but refused to comment. Which, in a clear cut moral situation such as this, where to remain neutral is to side with the oppressor, is a comment in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted November 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2017 7 hours ago, SpursRiot2012 said: The government have said Trump's endorsement of Britain First isn't on, but that the state visit is still happening. Then Trump directly tweeted at May, telling her to focus on radical Islam in the UK. I wonder if being the victim of one of Trump's Twitter broadsides will finally make her tell him he's not welcome. Doubtful. Trump can say whatever he likes to May & there'll be no strong rebuttal. She's in the process of weakening the UK through Brexit & both parties know that US trade negotiations are on the horizon. Not to mention the fact she's a wet lettuce & is terrified of confrontation (she's known to go into hiding when things aren't going exactly to plan, see the leader debates earlier this year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Regardless of circumstances, I don't see a sitting PM ever strongly criticising the President of the United States. "Special relationship" and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted November 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2017 He's a bell, a gun nut, and a (never Trump) Republican, but Rick Wilson is right on the money here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted November 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Dead Mike said: Trump can say whatever he likes to May & there'll be no strong rebuttal. She's in the process of weakening the UK through Brexit & both parties know that US trade negotiations are on the horizon. Not to mention the fact she's a wet lettuce & is terrified of confrontation (she's known to go into hiding when things aren't going exactly to plan, see the leader debates earlier this year). Indeed. May's wet disapproval, while the right thing to do, is such empty bollocks. Trump retorted with telling her to piss off, which I'm sure will get ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted November 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2017 48 minutes ago, The King Of Swing said: Regardless of circumstances, I don't see a sitting PM ever strongly criticising the President of the United States. "Special relationship" and all that. Maybe I'm silly but I think Corbyn would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted December 1, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2017 Special relationship or not, I think almost any other PM would have had words. To say, "I disagree entirely, but the state visit's still on, and we're not actually going to do anything to suggest that we believe he did anything wrong" is a spineless, empty gesture. Would it kill any Tory MP to say that, while Trump is banging on about Britain being rife with Islamic terror, he's endorsing a recognised hate group, one which has to shoulder at least some of the blame for the murder of a sitting MP? It's shameful that we have no one in a position of influence even saying that. Â But no, we can't possibly offend America, because Brexit, and we need all the help we can get to form trade deals. Obviously that doesn't apply to the EU, we can slag them off, treat them like the enemy, and figuratively give them the Vs across the Channel all day long. It's the most idiotic thing about Brexit - and there's plenty to choose from - even if it weren't already short-sighted and self-destructive to vote to leave the EU, that it happened while also risking an increasingly irrational and isolationist America, the potential rise of far-right parties across Europe, and a succession of political crises in Ireland, makes it an act of unbridled political irresponsibility, if not insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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