Tell me this isn't true: Trump is Demanding a Ride in the Queen of England's Gold Carriage!

[TheBlackAdder]

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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/trump-demanding-ride-in-queens-gold-carriage-during-buckingham-palace-visit-report/

According to the Times of London, the White House has let Buckingham Palace officials know that Trump is very interested in being part of a carriage procession up the Mall during his October visit.

British security services are balking, saying the president’s wish is presenting them with “monster” problems is helping to keep the U.S. president safe.

London Metropolitan Police have already been making plans for Trump’s visit, expecting tens of thousands of protesters to descend on the procession route. Their preference is for Trump to make use of a bullet and bomb-proof car that was previously used by former President Barack Obama.

I really hope the Brits keep this petulant child at bay! Just say no!


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[bettyellen]

1. Oh fuck him. No. If they'd allow that they'd have to screen out protesters and he knows it.

[dalton99a]

2. Let's hope he doesn't grab any royal pussy

[democratisphere]

5. The Queen just needs to smack drumpf with her Sceptre!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. According to a London Times article,

this ride is routinely offered to visiting heads of state, but most of them, aware of the inconvenience and expense, opt for something less opulent. It was offered to Obama but he took an enclosed car instead. Of course Trump would want the fancy gold shit, the "royal" treatment; he doesn't give a crap how much inconvenience he causes.

[sheshe2]

12. Speaking of 'gold shit'...

I say prop his fat ass on this and give him a shove.



He is even practicing his 'royal wave'.

[JI7]

18. That's fucking hideous

[luvMIdog]

4. Fox news will say the British love him so much they showed up in hundreds to greet him LOL

They won't say it's protesters

[malchickiwick]

6. Personally, I feel he deserves the royal treatment.

I'm thinking maybe of the kind the Brits gave King Charles I in 1649...

[Angry Dragon]

7. posted elsewhere

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028934687


she said 'Kiss My Ass"

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. I think that was supposed to be satire.

Maybe it was supposed to be funny?

[Angry Dragon]

9. don't know

[Amaryllis]

13. What does it say about the president when so many of us read something about him and have to

ask if it's satire or not? I am finding that to be increasingly the case as his actions and words become increasingly ludicrous/preposterous/ outrageous/ absurd...you get the idea.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

14. Yes, it's become harder to tell. n/t

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. Sickening.

The only good news is that it's a less secure way to travel.

[Shrike47]

11. According to the Internet, it's a very uncomfortable ride. No springs.

[MyOwnPeace]

15. Her Majesty......

should tell him to stay home!

[AgadorSparticus]

16. Didn't they voted to keep his ass out already? If he does go there in October,

Please please please, I implore the people of England..... hold up signs saying how much you miss Obama and how no one can compare.

[Buns_of_Fire]

17. The funniest comment:

It's okay if it isn't safe. We aren't that attached to him.

Me, I think I'll just tell everyone I'm from Canada from here on out, eh?

[nikibatts]

19. Here is some of what Snopes says: Not unusual but a huge security problem

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have also taken such carriage rides during state visits, although U.S. President Barack Obama eschewed the tradition in order to avoid the elaborate security precautions it would require. A source quoted by the Times described the security drawbacks of the traditional carriage as follows:

“The vehicle which carries the president of the United States is a spectacular vehicle. It is designed to withstand a massive attack like a low-level rocket grenade. If he’s in that vehicle he is incredibly well protected and on top of that it can travel at enormous speed. If he is in a golden coach being dragged up the Mall by a couple of horses, the risk factor is dramatically increased.”

“There may well be protections in that coach such as bulletproof glass, but they are limited. In particular it is very flimsy. It would not be able to put up much resistance in the face of a rocket propelled grenade or high-powered ammunition. Armor-piercing rounds would make a very bad show of things.”

[Tanuki]

21. Not worth putting the horses at risk. What a pompous, pretentious POS to even ask.

[nolabear]

20. Hmmm...horse drawn carriage, you say?

[UTUSN]

22. On the up side: Our coal miners ought to like it!1 n/t