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brooklynite

(94,376 posts)
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 08:38 AM Jul 2017

Trump set to postpone UK visit

Source: Financial Times

Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK looks set to be postponed until next year, amid reports that the president wants to avoid a visit that could be marred by protests over his being offered the honour.

A Downing St spokesman repeated the official line on a state visit – which Theresa May offered President Trump during a visit in January – that the invitation had been offered and accepted and that the two sides were working to set a timetable for a visit.

However, another person involved indicated that the planned visit would not now occur until 2018.

There has been confusion about the timing of the planned visit ever since last month’s Queen’s Speech in parliament, when there was no mention of a visit.


Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/d2b5f314-c7cb-3620-be55-1ca7633f8911



But the carriage ride he asked for is all ready!

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Trump set to postpone UK visit (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2017 OP
He expects the British people to despise him less in 2018? Eugene Jul 2017 #1
Hopefully dumpy trump will be out of the WH by next year. riversedge Jul 2017 #3
Or they will have even more reasons to hate his guts. Grammy23 Jul 2017 #6
Again? George II Jul 2017 #2
here's the orange menaces theme song... Javaman Jul 2017 #4
Univited Bayard Jul 2017 #5
Let's hope Donnie is there when I am..... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2017 #7

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
6. Or they will have even more reasons to hate his guts.
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 11:04 AM
Jul 2017

The protests crowds could be twice as large. Heh, heh, heh. It will be postponed again. Hide and watch to see what happens. But I actually hope your prediction is true.

George II

(67,782 posts)
2. Again?
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:06 AM
Jul 2017

So now, let's see how decisive the Don of Orange is:

He's going
He's not going
He's going
He's not going

Like his Election Fraud inquest - it's on, now it's postponed
Like his joint Cyber Security effort with the Russians - it's on, now it's off

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,730 posts)
7. Let's hope Donnie is there when I am.....
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 11:41 AM
Jul 2017

so I can flip him the FICKLE FINGER OF FATE!

Londoners, MOON him as you plan to do!
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