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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
(29,810 posts)He "ain't got no couth."
J_William_Ryan
(3,583 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
(3,653 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(19,222 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
(320,646 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
(320,646 posts)could Starmer be thinking?
It would seem Traitor is very Unpopular in the UK?
Good on King Charles!
usonian
(26,596 posts)Clank!
eppur_se_muova
(42,526 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
(74,206 posts)yorkster
(3,955 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
(1,909 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
(20,438 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(20,984 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
(8,044 posts)
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,984 posts)I did not think Charles had it in him. I reckon he does still, I hope.
Oopsie Daisy
(6,670 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(20,984 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
(80,335 posts)and neither of them could clue him in on just how unflattering that tux looks on him?
Vinca
(54,343 posts)tanyev
(49,692 posts)
Bettie
(19,881 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
(26,629 posts)milestogo
(23,205 posts)Ocelot II
(131,252 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
(26,115 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
(43,288 posts)tavernier
(14,512 posts)That will p.o. Rump as he certainly presumes that he is the only important one in this world.
RainCaster
(13,892 posts)Why should a king meet with a felon, adjudicated rapist and acknowledged pedophile?
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