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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:03 PM Jun 2017

Khan to Trump: Cancel Trump trip, US president is wrong about many things..


London mayor says US president is wrong about many things and that state visit to Britain should not go ahead

The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has called on the British government to cancel a planned state visit by Donald Trump after being criticised in two tweets by the US president.Trump initially criticised Khan for his response to the London Bridge terrorist attack; though, in doing so, he misquoted London’s mayor. Khan’s office pointed out Trump’s error later but the president responded by accusing London’s mayor of making a “pathetic excuse”.

Appearing on Channel 4 News on Monday evening, Khan said Trump was wrong about “many things” and that his state visit should not go ahead.“I don’t think we should roll out the red carpet to the president of the USA in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for,” he said. “When you have a special relationship it is no different from when you have got a close mate. You stand with them in times of adversity but you call them out when they are wrong. There are many things about which Donald Trump is wrong.”

Trump’s tirade also appeared to act as a rebuke to the acting US ambassador to Britain, Lewis Lukens, who had put out a thread of tweets, culminating in a retweet of Khan’s statement.

“I commend the strong leadership of the mayor of London as he leads the city forward after this heinous attack,” the acting ambassador said.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/05/donald-trump-attack-courts-travel-ban-london
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Khan to Trump: Cancel Trump trip, US president is wrong about many things.. (Original Post) HipChick Jun 2017 OP
Great for him to speak out. dalton99a Jun 2017 #1
I really hope more contries follow this lead still_one Jun 2017 #2
Better yet, release ALL of your intelligence and cancel his Presidency.. Barack_America Jun 2017 #3
he can always go back to Saudi Arabia for another feel good party luvMIdog Jun 2017 #4
Ladies and gentlemen, our closest ally... NightWatcher Jun 2017 #5
Trump is attacking Kahn because he is Muslim, period. HopeAgain Jun 2017 #6
Oh oh, now Dickhead will go for sure. Nt BootinUp Jun 2017 #7
I hope the British actually do cancel Chump's trip... ADX Jun 2017 #8
tRump is bdamomma Jun 2017 #10
Say, HipChick, ain't this "LBN" material? Such great and glorious news, and hot off the Leghorn21 Jun 2017 #9
I never go to LBN... HipChick Jun 2017 #13
Well, okayyy...but - this is still great news, no matter where you drop it! Leghorn21 Jun 2017 #16
I dont either because you have to search really carefully first to make sure no one else has Amaryllis Jun 2017 #27
What a sad state Don has gotten into uppityperson Jun 2017 #11
State visit will NEVER be cancelled Txbluedog Jun 2017 #12
May might lose the election due to her association with Trump HipChick Jun 2017 #14
Persona ninny grata orangecrush Jun 2017 #15
That's a good look for him.. HipChick Jun 2017 #17
Thanks orangecrush Jun 2017 #21
Persona Ninny Grata....that's hilarious!😆 n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #18
It does have a certain ring to it... orangecrush Jun 2017 #22
I'd vote for it! ☺️ BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #25
I think he should be disinvited from the Presidency. dchill Jun 2017 #19
Impose a travel ban on trump. murielm99 Jun 2017 #20
Since Nov 8 2016 MFM008 Jun 2017 #23
tough times AlexSFCA Jun 2017 #24
They canceled his first visit because there was too much controversy about him from his behaviour LiberalLovinLug Jun 2017 #26

luvMIdog

(2,533 posts)
4. he can always go back to Saudi Arabia for another feel good party
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:08 PM
Jun 2017

looks like no one else in the school yard likes him waaah

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
8. I hope the British actually do cancel Chump's trip...
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:11 PM
Jun 2017

...because talking shit to and about Khan is as un-statesman-like as you can get.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
9. Say, HipChick, ain't this "LBN" material? Such great and glorious news, and hot off the
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:15 PM
Jun 2017

presses!!

Well, thanks for posting, at any rate - this just tickles me no end!

Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
27. I dont either because you have to search really carefully first to make sure no one else has
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 02:56 PM
Jun 2017

posted on that topic (and it's easy to miss if isn't the same article) or they will lock your thread. So i just go to other articles.

 

Txbluedog

(1,128 posts)
12. State visit will NEVER be cancelled
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:24 PM
Jun 2017

May is in the brexit mess and needs a trade deal with Trump. If he asks to publicly grab the Queen's p***y in exchange for one, his wish will be granted.

dchill

(38,505 posts)
19. I think he should be disinvited from the Presidency.
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 11:21 PM
Jun 2017

ASAP. But by the RICO Act, not impeachment. Let's be properly efficient, and roll all their heads!

MFM008

(19,816 posts)
23. Since Nov 8 2016
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 11:24 PM
Jun 2017

I KNEW this would be the Maggots swath of destruction.
I got a stomach ulcer (now healed).......

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)
24. tough times
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 11:24 PM
Jun 2017

Britain will be going through tough times renegotiating trade deals country by country. On top of the that, EU leaders are determined to not give any slack to Britain to prevent other countries from leaving the EU. They will be ok long term, Switzerland and Norway are not prt of EU but, perharps, the most prosperous european nations.

Regardless, trump and his administration are beyond incompetent, they will never be able to even draft a legitimate trade agreement.

Let's not forget that the purpose of this administration is to destroy the government. This means most if not all deprtments to be gone: EPA, Education Dept, Justice Dept, State Dept, Health Services, etc. Bannon hired the most incompetent and reckless people they could find to do just that and make a case for saving taxpayers money.

Trump has taken the entire world hostage so leaders of civilized nations are facing a lot of dillemas; long term planning of anything becomes more difficult and eventually global economy may reapond to that.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
26. They canceled his first visit because there was too much controversy about him from his behaviour
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:34 AM
Jun 2017

..that came out in the primaries mostly.

The thinking was that once he is in office for a few months and settles in, he will become more "presidential" and will be smart enough to know how to calm thing down and be more pragmatic etc. etc.. So at that time a State visit with all the regalia would be fine.

But of course he has only gotten worse as the weeks and months drag on. So I think there would be even bigger protests against him this time round. They should have gotten it over with.

In fact PM May probably called the election so quick partly because once she does invite him, and talks trade, all smiles and hand shakes, her popularity will bottom out at home. So its a preemptive strike this election call.

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