Trump says he won’t visit UK as threat of protests grow – FAKE NEWS?
Anti-Donald Trump protesters outside the UK parliament in February 2017 [Image: Rob Pinney/Rex/Shutterstock].
Here’s The Guardian‘s take on the story:
Donald Trump will not be making a surprise visit to his Scottish golf course in the next two weeks, the White House has said, as the threat of short-notice protests mounted in Britain.
A spokeswoman for the US president said on Monday that no trip was imminent, amid mounting speculation that Trump was planning to make an unofficial visit to the UK on his way to or from the G20 summit in Hamburg this week.
“While we look forward to visiting the UK, it will not happen in the next two weeks,” the spokeswoman said.
(Source: White House says Donald Trump will not make snap visit to UK | US news | The Guardian)
That’s all very well, but what’s to stop him saying this and coming anyway, having deflected possible protests?
Strength of feeling against the US president remains strong – as these tweets from two of our favourite commentators show:
Donald Trump is planning to sneak into Britain to avoid protests. RT if you're willing to commit to protesting this bigot at short notice ✊
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) July 2, 2017
If Donald Trump visits Britain, he'll be met by nationwide protests against his hatred @UKStopTrump pic.twitter.com/4j1Tf5YxaP
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) July 3, 2017
Let's be clear: Trump is terrified of the British people's peaceful outrage & will land in Britain with less ceremony than Rudolf Hess
— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) July 2, 2017
But this is Donald Trump. He isn’t exactly known for bowing to the will of the people.
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Owen Jones has a point, this is a thin-skinned child in a man’s body, he would not like to be humiliated with pictures of protests being shown to people in his own country!! Personally I think he has demeaned the position of President
Britain would be better of if it kicked the US into touch and stopped following it like a lap dog
Special Relationship is and always has been one-sided in favour of US. We should claim our Sovereignty back!