It appears that President Donald Trump won’t be visiting the United Kingdom anytime soon. In her speech before Parliament on Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth didn’t mention his name even once. In fact, the only state visit she mentioned was that of Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia, and their visit is scheduled for July, The New York Daily News reports.
And according to The Independent, it may be two years before Trump visits the U.S. ally.
Prime Minister Theresa May invited him to visit after the two were spotted holding hands in the White House garden earlier this year, but fears of large-scale protests may have scuppered the trip.
Downing Street and the White House are brushing aside claims that the President’s visit is in doubt, but the earlier invitation has faced mounting criticism, largely due to his ridiculous behavior.
Reports indicate that Trump told May last week that he wouldn’t visit unless he is welcomed warmly. He also warned her that if there are protests he definitely won’t be dropping in for a visit. And according to witnesses, that phone call shocked her.
Typical of Trump’s grandiosity, he wanted a full-fledged carriage ride through London with the Queen. But security officials were worried that the carriage ride would be a massive headache in terms of safety. It’s entirely understandable that officials are concerned, since London has been targeted by several terror attacks in recent months. It’s also entirely understandable that Trump is a buffoon with an over-blown ego who doesn’t care whose lives he might endanger as long as he’s put first.
There really isn’t much information out there regarding the trip, and in one of his infamous Twitter meltdowns, the president attacked London mayor Sadiq Khan after a recent terror attack left eight people dead.
At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is “no reason to be alarmed!”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2017
Khan was trying to calm people down after the tragedy, and this was when Trump fired off a mean-spirited tweet calling the mayor’s response a “pathetic excuse.” That was followed up with one of his now-infamous Twitter meltdowns that lasted for two days.
So it should come as no surprise that Khan is imploring May to cancel Trump’s visit.
But May has been sidling up to our fearless orange leader, ever since her January visit to the White House, largely due to the fact that Trump is a Brexit supporter who has indicated he’d be more than happy to broker an early trade deal once the UK leaves the European Union.
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Now petitions are swirling and members of the House of Commons are debating his trip, with the majority coming out against his arrival amid potentially looming protests.
So Trump’s done it again — he’s managed to worsen a chaotic situation while shining the light on himself.
Here’s Queen Elizabeth’s full speech in the video below.
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