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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 11:14 AM Sep 2018

Chicken-shit-Trump cancels controversial planned visit to Ireland

US President Donald Trump cancels controversial planned visit to Ireland
Trump had been due in Ireland on 12 November
Cancellation of visit will be a relief to Taoiseach and Irish government


US President Donald Trump has cancelled his visit to Ireland planned for later this year, Independent.ie understands.

Sources say the controversial trip, planned for November 12, will not now go ahead.

The development will come as a massive relief to the Government.

Mr Trump was planning to spend one day in Dublin before travelling to Doonbeg, Co Clare where he owns a golf link.

The stopover was on his way home from Armistice Day commemorations in France on November 11.

Sources have indicated to Independent.ie that his entire European itinerary is now under review - but the Irish element is set to be cancelled.


https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/us-president-donald-trump-cancels-controversial-planned-visit-to-ireland-37305451.html

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Chicken-shit-Trump cancels controversial planned visit to Ireland (Original Post) kpete Sep 2018 OP
So if he is afraid of anti-Trump signs trixie2 Sep 2018 #1
Losing the election days before is the issue here malaise Sep 2018 #3
GOTV.... HipChick Sep 2018 #4
Do it malaise Sep 2018 #6
Don't tease me! trixie2 Sep 2018 #5
If he resigns watoos Sep 2018 #9
State of NY w/ get him even if gets federal pardon from his shmuck pal Pence onetexan Sep 2018 #11
I don't believe he will resign CanonRay Sep 2018 #10
Or in that kind of situation, how easy would it be simply not to come back? calimary Sep 2018 #17
The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief always chickens out Achilleaze Sep 2018 #2
Afraid of the mockery, too bad it doesn't work here. Historic NY Sep 2018 #7
K&R Scurrilous Sep 2018 #8
So the *lie* - uh, I mean, *excuse* - uh, I mean "reason" is, ta-da, "scheduling reasons"!1 UTUSN Sep 2018 #12
They don't want this traitorous bastard anymore than we do. Disgraceful excuse for a man Pepsidog Sep 2018 #13
"I'm going to spend time with my family." OxQQme Sep 2018 #14
Here's what needs to happen now matt819 Sep 2018 #15
I had read in the UK press Timmygoat Sep 2018 #16

malaise

(268,967 posts)
3. Losing the election days before is the issue here
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 11:27 AM
Sep 2018

If he loses both the House and Senate expect the coward to resign

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
9. If he resigns
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:03 PM
Sep 2018

he better have a deal for Pence to pardon him because he will no longer be protected by the presidency.

calimary

(81,225 posts)
17. Or in that kind of situation, how easy would it be simply not to come back?
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 02:16 PM
Sep 2018

I don’t think he’d resign unless the GOP physically grabbed him and carried him out of the White House.

If he were somewhere overseas, he’s automatically become a flight risk. What would stop him from visiting the nearest Russian embassy? Then technically he’d be on Russian soil and no longer reachable by US law or law enforcers.

I think he’d try to sneak away and beat the rap. He’d never want to lower his royal extra-entitled self to face questioning or charges or any kind of custody. He’s a king and supreme leader and dictator, dontchaknow. Facing charges is like paying taxes. As Leona Helmsley once said, only the little people have to do that.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
15. Here's what needs to happen now
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:41 PM
Sep 2018

Thank you, Ireland, for setting the stage for this. Now other countries where a visit is planned, disinvite him. Cite security, whatever. Just disinvite him.

Then. . . no further invitations, from anywhere.
Then, in response to US requests for a visit, for any reason, just say no. No thanks. We have to wash our hair that weekend. Sorry, got other plans. Oh, that won't work, all of our nation's grandmothers are going to die that day and so many funerals need to be planned. Whoops, that won't work. We're having a national happiness day, and we think you just won't fit in.

If dictators want to invite him, and he accepts, that's fine, I guess. Let's see, that could leave the Philippines, Myanmar, Russia, Venezuela, Central African Republic, and a few others.

Timmygoat

(779 posts)
16. I had read in the UK press
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 02:09 PM
Sep 2018

That there had been protests already about his upcoming visit. They adore Obama in Ireland and have many places named after him.
Obama's other had relatives still in the old country.

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