Boris Johnson attempts to erase his history with Biden (and Obama), but it's not working

[OnDoutside]

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HOWEVER....

Link to tweet

Joe Biden remembers Boris Johnson's 'racist comments' about Barack Obama

BORIS Johnson will face an uphill struggle to win over Joe Biden because of the Prime Minister's "racist comments" about Barack Obama. And it’s not just the President-elect who’s not too fond of the Eton-educated toff in charge of the UK, one source close to the new team told The Sunday Times: “If you think Joe hates him, you should hear Kamala.” It dates back to 2016, at the height of the Brexit referendum, when Obama urged “citizens of the United Kingdom take stock of their relationship with the EU” and “be proud that the EU has helped spread British values and practices – democracy, the rule of law, open markets – across the continent and to its periphery”.


Johnson, who was the most prominent Leave campaigner, accused Obama of removing a bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office because of his “ancestral dislike of the British empire”. Writing in the Sun, the Tory said: “Some said it was a snub to Britain. Some said it was a symbol of the part-Kenyan president’s ancestral dislike of the British empire – of which Churchill had been such a fervent defender."

At the time Churchill’s grandson Nicholas Soames, a Tory MP, called the article “appalling” . He said Johnson was “unreliable and idle about the facts”, as there was still a Churchill bust inside the White House.

Last night, after Johnson tweeted his congratulations to Biden and Harris, Obama’s former special adviser was scathing. Tommy Vietor, who’s close to Biden, replied: “This shapeshifting creep weighs in. We will never forget your racist comments about Obama and slavish devotion to Trump”.

A Democrat party source told the Times: “They do not think Boris Johnson is an ally. They think Britain is an ally. “But there will be no special relationship with Boris Johnson.”

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18855703.joe-biden-remembers-boris-johnsons-racist-comments-barack-obama/

[OnDoutside]

1. Here are what some of the Tory MPs have weighed in with

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[Princess Turandot]

2. I remember Johnson's "we don't need advice from a Kenyan-American" line..

while the Obamas were on their last official visit to the UK.

Meanwhile on that same trip, the Queen had them over for a private lunch - at Windsor Castle. When Marine One landed on a field on the property, Elizabeth and Phillip were there waiting, to personally drive those haters of Britain back to the castle. (It was captured in a brief amusing video clip when a surprised PBO was motioned to get into the front passenger seat of their Range Rover, with the duke behind the wheel.)

[Chili]

3. I missed all of this

My 2016 summer was traumatic, so wasn't paying attention at the time.

Good grief.

Thank you!

[dalton99a]

4. Biden Ally Suggests Boris Johnson Should 'Reconsider' Obama 'Part-Kenyan' Slur

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/biden-johnson-us-election-obama_uk_5fa7c6d4c5b67c3259b00cfb
08/11/2020 10:35 GMT | Updated 3 hours ago
Biden Ally Suggests Boris Johnson Should ‘Reconsider’ Obama ‘Part-Kenyan’ Slur
Senator Chris Coons also says the president-elect also has “significant concerns” over Brexit’s impact on the Irish border.

[OnDoutside]

5. A belly crawl would be nice.

[SidDithers]

6. Compare this with Biden's comments about Pierre and Justin Trudeau...

Remarks in Ottawa Dec 2016

I look forward to again having this kind of relationship between our countries.

Sid