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https://www.thedailybeast.com/king-charles-very-concerned-donald-trump-will-rant-about-immigration-during-state-visit/King Charles worried Trump will stoke migration fears
King Charles III is very concerned that President Donald Trump could launch into an unfiltered rant about immigration while standing alongside him during his state visit to the United Kingdom in September.
A civil servant also told the Daily Beast that there was a risk Trump could upend protocol and make politicized comments when delivering a traditional speech at his state banquet.
Trump claimed a horrible invasion of migrants was killing Europe while visiting Scotland on Friday, a friend of the monarch told the Daily Beast.
The palace was already anxious about Trumps visit because of his trolling of Canadaa British realm which counts the king as head of stateas the 51st state.
But those concerns pale in comparison to the prospect of Trump using the official visit with the king as a platform to make further inflammatory remarks about immigration in the U.K.
Roxi
(2,205 posts)Or better yet, refuse to meet with him.
._.
(1,892 posts)Perhaps he should give this assignment to his sister?
The Princess Royal will turn him every which way but loose!
3catwoman3
(29,784 posts)He "ain't got no couth."
J_William_Ryan
(3,574 posts)Simple solution: prohibit Trump from coming to the UK.
This is a big part of the problem: treating Trump like a legitimate leader and head of state hes not; Trump is a racist and bigot, a fascist thug, and a criminal and convicted felon, perfectly legitimate reasons to refuse meeting with Trump.
The international community needs to render Trump a pariah.
Blue Full Moon
(3,649 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(19,221 posts)No need for any drama. Just walk off the podium and leave him standing there by himself with his cloaca hanging out. Protocol is well and good, but no one would expect you to stand there and absorb insults to you and your country. Walk away and let the British press handle the aftermath.
Or, as a second option, you could simply walk up behind him and cold-cock the bastard. I'm okay with either option.
Cha
(320,538 posts)Traitor Pedo of the USA being "invited to a State Dinner "in the UK for?
Didn't King Charles see the Scots' Protests?
Princess Turandot
(4,929 posts)Charles tried to talk Starmer into canceling it, partly because of Trump's idiocy regarding Canada, but he refused.
Cha
(320,538 posts)could Starmer be thinking?
It would seem Traitor is very Unpopular in the UK?
Good on King Charles!
usonian
(26,588 posts)Clank!
eppur_se_muova
(42,501 posts)Just let him rant to a bored-looking audience for a while, answer some random questions without saying anything, and herd him to his next stop. He won't even notice the cameras aren't on.
Audiences can be daywork for those otherwise unemployed.
msongs
(74,177 posts)yorkster
(3,951 posts)the visit to no avail, as was said upthread.
It's the PM who makes the decisions about who visits and whether it's a state visit, etc.
BurnDoubt
(1,908 posts)Don't we deny entry to individuals who slander our country. I mean, it's enough to be the wrong religion and have an opinion. It's enough to deny entry to people who show empathy with downtrodden victims of war crimes. It's enough to be denied entry if you know the truth, and speak it.
Isn't it?
So, slam the door on him once he gets out of his lane.
It's not as though there is Freedom Of Speech anymore, is it?
Whose fault IS that, anyway?
eShirl
(20,421 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(20,981 posts)Once TACO Don sees the Crown Jewels, he will want the solid gold punch bowl and gold ram's head ladles for his own to display at his trashy palace in Florida.
SocialDemocrat61
(8,031 posts)
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,981 posts)I did not think Charles had it in him. I reckon he does still, I hope.
Oopsie Daisy
(6,670 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(20,981 posts)
He does not look all that comfortable if you ask me. I can only imagine how he will look now that he is way older and more out of shape.
CatWoman
(80,333 posts)and neither of them could clue him in on just how unflattering that tux looks on him?
Vinca
(54,330 posts)tanyev
(49,678 posts)
Bettie
(19,871 posts)you can't be sure he won't be a flaming asshole.
And you can only be sure that he will act like a flaming asshole in every situation.
So, cancel.
JonAndKatePlusABird
(368 posts)Johonny
(26,593 posts)milestogo
(23,200 posts)Ocelot II
(131,216 posts)The "reporters" are all actors, and none of the mics or cameras are live. When Trump finds out it was never broadcast they can just apologize about a technical problem.
Brainfodder
(7,781 posts)I have zero respect for pompous family values.
lark
(26,113 posts)if Charles has a brain, there will be a cut off switch on tsf's mic and it will be cut the minute he starts his demented rant!
Emile
(43,245 posts)tavernier
(14,509 posts)That will p.o. Rump as he certainly presumes that he is the only important one in this world.
RainCaster
(13,888 posts)Why should a king meet with a felon, adjudicated rapist and acknowledged pedophile?
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