Donald Trump 'took offence at slights from the British'
Source: The Times
Trip cancelled for personal reasons, say officials
Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent | Sam Coates | Lucy Fisher | Will Pavia
January 13 2018, 12:00pm,
The Times
President Trumps decision to cancel his visit to London was for personal reasons after a series of perceived slights, British officials said last night.
Mr Trump had been expected to open the new American embassy in the capital but has scrapped the visit after clashing with the mayor of London and Theresa May.
A Whitehall source told The Times that the decision came after the president was left smarting over rows including a rebuke from the prime minister when he appeared to endorse a far-right group. I dont think anyone believes this is an issue of policy or divergence between our countries, the source said. A US diplomatic source said that concerns about the optics were part of the menu of issues worrying the White House. No 10 was said to have found the decision a shock. Venues for the visit had been discussed although no date had been finalised.
Mr Trump wrote on Twitter that his cancellation was based on his disagreement with the decision to sell the lease on the US embassy in Grosvenor Square and build a new mission in Battersea, an off location south of the Thames. He blamed the Obama administration for the move, even though the deal was announced in October 2008, a month before Barack Obama was elected, under the administration of President Bush Jr. The embassy later issued a statement that appeared to contradict Mr Trump, insisting that the Grosvenor Square building had aged beyond its ability to be improved and that the new site was chosen because it was the best overall location.
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,484 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)Please oh please.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Is that a real tweet from dotard?.. about the Embassy?!
TY LC
despite the fact that it was the Bush admin who did it.
Cha
(297,281 posts)but his brainwashed soaked suckers.
I can imagine what President Obama thinks..
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)We must try.
RKP5637
(67,110 posts)wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)him all the respect he deserves, which is NONE. They saw through him long before a lot of Americans did.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)onecaliberal
(32,862 posts)Doodley
(9,093 posts)Doitnow
(1,103 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)dhill926
(16,340 posts)shit head....
Tikki
(14,557 posts)that he will accelerate just to show what a 'big boy' he is.
Try this and he won't know what hit him.
We may be a big place, but we are united.
Tikki
tanyev
(42,564 posts)Yep
Aristus
(66,381 posts)lkinwi
(1,477 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)After many things he's said , including those words he used against Africa,what does he think is going to happen. He demeans people, groups, and countries then acts as though they should bow down to him still. He's a racists, and a danger towards any country, including ours, and can't be trusted not to start trouble anywhere.
keithbvadu2
(36,820 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)erronis
(15,290 posts)He's probably pretty close to the end of the line with his handlers. They've propped him up long enough to be damaging to the US economy and the US cooperation with the non-soviet world.
The handlers don't expect any payback from the multi-million $/rouble "loans" and really don't want him, his family, his collusionists to be available for a post-mortem interrogation/analysis.
Don't know how he'll go down, but it won't be pretty.
Doitnow
(1,103 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)He didn't want to be faced with the millions who were planning to protest him and...possibly, no invite to the marriage.
Cha
(297,281 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)But I'm betting that's a good part of it cause, like other bullies, he's a big fraidy when it comes to people standing up to him.
Cha
(297,281 posts)exhibited it on the world stage.
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)He whines on twitter like a child multiple times a day. Crooked Hillary this, fake news that. And according to right wingers it is people on the left who are the "snowflakes" who get "triggered." Dotard McRodehtHair is triggered 24 hours a day.
yonder
(9,666 posts)"so much whining .... blah, blah".
"soon get tired of all the whining....blah, blah, blah".
yep, I am tired of it
Hekate
(90,714 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:47 PM - Edit history (1)
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)After that one, the Queen may not be so friendly to Repugs. I can just see her cringe at the very mention of Dirty Donald's name and the mayor of London does not want his city torn to shreds by massive protests.
Put your poor me fiddle away, Donny!.....
EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)Go fuck yourself, Donald.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)and cancel your Presidential term. However, Mueller continues to be funded.
RussBLib
(9,019 posts)and decides to blame it on Obama.
makes sense in Trump World. smh
FakeNoose
(32,641 posts)...to Prince Harry's wedding, while Trump is definitely not invited.
I think that's the biggest reason he cancelled.
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)over privileged life that his negative behavior has led to negative consequences. In the past if someone tried to hold him accountable he pushed them out of his life. Look what he did to Cohen and his wives and his businesses. Those divorces and bankruptcies didn't happen on accident. That was his one and only coping skill and he can't use it. He can't quit the presidency and leaders of other countries aren't going to quit either.
Siwsan
(26,267 posts)Now he's in a position from which there is no real face-saving exit strategy and his coping skills are non-existent.
Chipper Chat
(9,680 posts)The British could invite Barack Obama and George W Bush to do the ribbon-cutting.
Ooooh snap.
Farmer-Rick
(10,183 posts)3. Ruin relations between Britain and the US. CHECK
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Trump keeps taking a fence....
Sorry a bit punny, couldn't resist.
Seriously I'm glad he's staying away.
edbermac
(15,940 posts)He was not amused.
Sam McGee
(347 posts)WTF!!!! I TAKE OFFENSE AT TRUMP.
Does that mean he'll leave?