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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 09:13 AM Mar 2017

What would happen if Britain withdrew their ambassador over Trump's libelous wiretap allegation?

What would happen if Britain withdrew their ambassador over Trump's libelous wiretap allegation and promised to rescind the withdrawal only after a fulsome apology?



Would the Republicans stand by him?

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What would happen if Britain withdrew their ambassador over Trump's libelous wiretap allegation? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 OP
I'm normally not a fan of rooting for my country to get its comeuppance. randome Mar 2017 #1
If Britain withdrew their ambassador over this it would put... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #2
I doubt that Britain would do it because of Brexit. avebury Mar 2017 #3
Yet by entertaining Brexit in the first place, they are helping Putin. randome Mar 2017 #4
yes they would. spanone Mar 2017 #5
 

randome

(34,845 posts)
1. I'm normally not a fan of rooting for my country to get its comeuppance.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 09:16 AM
Mar 2017

But times are dire today. I wish Britain and other nations would take a stronger stand against The Doltish One. European leaders are smart enough to separate their dismay with a nation's leaders and its citizens.
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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
2. If Britain withdrew their ambassador over this it would put...
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 09:20 AM
Mar 2017

If Britain withdrew their ambassador over this it would put the Government Of Putin (GOP) in an untenable position. If I was Theresa May I would

avebury

(10,951 posts)
3. I doubt that Britain would do it because of Brexit.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 09:22 AM
Mar 2017

Brexit has changed the dynamics for the UK and has put them into a weaker position possibly making them have to suck up to Trump

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
4. Yet by entertaining Brexit in the first place, they are helping Putin.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 09:29 AM
Mar 2017

What a kerfuffle!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
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