More than one million Londoners ready to demonstrate against US president, survey suggests

[babylonsister]

Would not surprise me if he canceled again.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-uk-state-visit-when-london-protests-blimp-a8915331.html?fbclid=IwAR2ReIqujaZElkVYAj45VeCXR3oU1rU3TGmJkF_2pN-5eg0y0-LXMn8F9ZU

Trump UK visit: More than one million Londoners ready to demonstrate against US president, survey suggests
Protest on course to be among the biggest in the country’s history – with 13 per cent of city’s population ‘likely’ to turn out
Rob Merrick


More than one million Londoners are ready to demonstrate against Donald Trump’s visit to the UK next month, a survey suggests.

A staggering 13 per cent of the city’s 8 million residents say they are “likely” to join the protest, which would make it among the biggest in the country’s history.

An even higher proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds – one in five – said they expect to march on the streets during the state visit, which will take place on 3-6 June.

And Londoners of all ages oppose Mr Trump’s trip by a margin of more than two-to-one, with 54 per cent against it and just 24 per cent supporting it, according to the poll by YouGov and Queen Mary University of London.

The results set the scene for an extraordinary few days, after the US president shunned London when he visited last year because he did not want to be confronted with protesters.

This time, he and first lady Melania will enjoy the full pomp and ceremony of a state visit, including a banquet at Buckingham Palace – although several leading political figures will boycott it.

[Soph0571]

1. We going to being marching like people who hate the President and everything he stands for

However I have to say they will keep him away from the masses - it is unlikely he will ever even know about it - I am sure Fox won't cover it....

[kimbutgar]

4. If they can't move him to the venues because of the mass of protesters he'll see them

Last time I was in a London in 2015 I remember going from Westminster to buckingham palace the streets could be clogged with people. The only way in for fat donnie would be via helicopter and he’d see the masses of people who hate him.

[Soph0571]

6. They will kettle us

It is what the police state UK does when they want to make sure their international relations are not effected by pesky truth

[rampartc]

2. biggest crowd ever

is all he cares about.

[Soph0571]

5. Have you seen his crown?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212099414

Hehehe

And yes Bigly Crowd

[rampartc]

7. ...

[hlthe2b]

10. That is soooooo wrong. GOT fans will get you for that.

[rampartc]

11. ...

https://runt-of-the-web.com/trump-lannisters

“Cersei Lannister – such a nasty woman. No stamina. Could handle four kingdoms, maybe five. Definitely not seven,” Trump said Thursday to a confused collection of reporters. “And Jaime Lannister. Huge loser. Overrated. Couldn’t keep a spot in the King’s Guard. Got captured by Robb Stark. I prefer knights who don’t get caught.”

Met with stunned silence, Trump proceeded to announce a pivot in foreign policy. “We’re done with Syria. Syria’s not so bad. I’ve always liked Syria. Syria is terrific. We need to focus on King’s Landing. There’s some bad hombres currently sitting the Iron Throne.” He declared plans to build a fleet of ships to transport his Dothraki horde across the Narrow Sea and approach from the east. They would then storm the Mud Gate and capture the city under the cover of night.

When reporters informed him that he was copying the plots of two different episodes, Trump replied, “Episodes of what? I just came up with that on my own.”

Trump did express admiration for some aspects of the Lannisters. He proclaimed that Tywin Lannister was a “classy guy” who was “super wealthy, like myself” and that he thought the bond between Cersei and Jaime was similar to how he felt about Ivanka. A moment later, he added, “You know, if she wasn’t my daughter…”

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. THAT is a funny funny site

and does the GOT riff very very well.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. I'd like to see that happen here.

n/t

[slingsam]

8. And 1,000.000 of us should be waiting to protest his fat ass on his return to America

[VOX]

15. Yes! Londoners are putting Americans to shame!

It’s past time to hit the streets. How/why have sensible Americans not been demonstrating by the hundreds of thousands, or millions, as our democracy’s gone on life-support?

[hlthe2b]

9. I wish he would cancel. As much as he deserves tremendous embarrassment, it will likely just

further incite his psychopathic tendencies.

[smirkymonkey]

12. Why are they even having him?

And why honor him with a banquet at Buckingham Palace? Can you imagine what the conversation will be like between him, Melania, the Queen and Prince Phillip? What could they possibly have to say to one another? It's such a bad joke.

[saidsimplesimon]

21. Mum's the word no reasoning so far

from the palace and number 10.

[smirkymonkey]

22. They must love to humiliate themselves.

I can think of no other reason.

[saidsimplesimon]

23. Palace manners and

humiliation of the "lower classes" is sport amoung some, rumours of course. My auto correct spell check has malfunctioned.

[Blue Owl]

14. Some Womp and Circumstance for Trump

n/t

[llmart]

16. You just know that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would never attend that.

[oasis]

17. How will Trump&Co spin this?

[Totally Tunsie]

18. If he's smart, he'll go in disguise.

[erronis]

19. So much totally wrong with those pictures. Apologies to HRH!

But thanks for the laugh, TT.

What are those post-it notes under those chaps' pictures in the first one? Does s/he forget names?

[jmbar2]

20. Thank you London!!!

Can we rejoin UK? Starting to regret that revolution.