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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums****BREAKING NEWS**** Donald Drumpf will not be allowed to address the British Parliament
The House of Commons Speaker today announced he did not want to give the US President permission to speak in the 11th Century Westminster Hall when he makes a state visit later this year.
John Bercow slammed Trump for "racism and sexism", his undermining of judges and his migrant ban.
He added although he does not have as much say over a speech in the glittering Royal Gallery in the House of Lords, "I would not wish to issue an invitation".
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/donald-trump-banned-giving-historic-9768931
triron
(22,025 posts)JTFrog
(14,274 posts)pkdu
(3,977 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)pkdu
(3,977 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,123 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)It does NOT mean that Trump cannot address Parliament, just that he won't do it in the prestigious Westminster Hall, where Barack Obama was invited to speak.
Reagan, for example, did not address Parliament in Westminster Hall either.
HOWEVER, Trump has made it known he wants a an even grander welcome to London than Obama. He will not get that. Not even close. He will, in fact, be snubbed. That's gonna piss him off. Expect Twitter storm any second now.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Man-baby Twitter storm incoming!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)He's not going to like this
TranssexualKaren
(364 posts)If he is in a position to be downgraded from the respect Barack Obama got then I'll bet anything he simply won't go.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)eom
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Now he can blame other people. He will be surprised by the protests there though.
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)Some insult against the "so-called" British parliament.
Johnny2X2X
(19,140 posts)I hope he gets to see for once how he is viewed worldwide, he is a laughingstock and a joke. Their will be protesters everywhere he goes.
lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)BWAHAHA
What goes around comes around.
dalton99a
(81,635 posts)Denzil_DC
(7,278 posts)Seriously, well done, that man.
world wide wally
(21,755 posts)lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)That would leave him mute.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)one needs to know WTF he's saying. I wish someone would help him increase his vocabulary.
mcar
(42,388 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,095 posts)Just don't interact with the ratbastard AT ALL. He wants to isolate America from the world. Fine. Give the fucker what he wants, and see how far it gets him.
mobeau69
(11,159 posts)Stuckinthebush
(10,847 posts)One of our oldest and closest partners on the world stage has denied the President of the United States and audience with their leaders.
Let that sink in.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)This will hurt.
C Moon
(12,221 posts)Fritz Walter
(4,292 posts)They have the same level of intelligence as his deplorable base here.
But what I'd really love to see would be the sea gulls shitting on his head while he's there!
Leith
(7,813 posts)All SCROTUS would have talked about was how he won the election with record votes, how the US was a disaster before him, and the wall that bad Mexican hombres are going to build.
MFM008
(19,821 posts)Emperor baby fists.
They do keep coming dont they.
He doesnt like being told NO. BAD BABY.
He wouldn't be happy unless he was greeted as the QUEEN, himself.
He had better get used to the world expressing its disgust with him.
lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)Initech
(100,107 posts)bdamomma
(63,928 posts)he doesn't like to turn the other cheek. He likes to take revenge. This is why he is so dangerous, and the freaking repigs thinks this is okay behavior.
Gothmog
(145,631 posts)tavernier
(12,409 posts)Sociopaths do not have feelings like you refer to.
klook
(12,171 posts)I'm sure he'd get a rousing reception!
LuckyLib
(6,821 posts)himself would be sky-high.
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)"Westminster hall is overrated. Will speak in a better place than Obama. Sad house of commoners" - upcoming tweet from Donald Rump.
Purrfessor
(1,188 posts)a kindergarten class because he speaks at a third-grade level and kindergarteners are still communicating at a kindergarten level. Apparently Trump was overqualified.
no_hypocrisy
(46,223 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)MrPurple
(985 posts)XXL robe with extra small hand slits.
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,906 posts)because then his impeachability index would get very high.
Of course, on not crazy about the idea that Great Britain might declare war on us, given the sorts of things Trump is likely to say.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)Cha
(297,774 posts)Parliament.. thank you, Tarheel!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)sides. I was so proud, and sad because it would be his last speech to that body.
Cha
(297,774 posts)spanone
(135,891 posts)lark
(23,160 posts)Tip top, righto and great job!
jpak
(41,760 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)DENIED!
JHan
(10,173 posts).. if he could be muted for the entire visit, that would be great.
MrPurple
(985 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)No audience with the Queen for such a vulgar man. Disregarding decorum and civility will not be tolerated by her ministers. They don't want to expose the Queen to the bad press and protests that would result. Plus you know, Trump would just go off on how great his Scottish resort is. And Prince Charles would give Trump an earful about climate change.
No photo-ops of the Queen with Melania either. Yikes, the uproar would be heard all the way to York.
underpants
(182,928 posts)Yeah Melania with the Queen would be quite the spectacle.
bdamomma
(63,928 posts)and McConnell you are still supporting this POS who is isolating us from the world, except for Putin, trump's best friend.