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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019.Trump off to London for NATO summit, under pressure to steer clear of British election
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
39 Comments
Sneezy
Oh, just an opinion piece. Lame. Try getting a fact-based article next time.
Sneezy
Not Prime Minister.
Ah_so
A mere 27 years ago. Disgraceful, but it doesn't justify attempts today to interfere in British elections.
bass4funk
The British certainly did seek to interfere in the 1992 election, which saw Bill Clinton land the White House despite the best efforts of the British. Lucky for Northern Ireland, Clinton never forgot the insult and he was far more even-handed in his Irish policy as a result.
bass4funk
Quick: Christopher Steele’s role was.....
Toasted Heretic
Very true.
All US Presidents should keep out of other countries and their elections.
juminRhee
I see less Animal Farm and more Animal House with this lot.
lincolnman
Trump: I'm so pleased to be here in London....it is London, right? Melania and I are looking forward to seeing the beautiful sights, like the Eiffel Tower... I always tell everyone, it's so enjoyable visiting Asia....
I hear you have an election coming up - really, why do we need elections? I mean, once you've found a Stable Genius, don't you think that person should just stay forever, you know, like the Queen?
Speaking of he Queen, who does her makeup - it looks fabulous...
And Andrew and I need to talk about our best buddy, Epstein...
Hervé L'Eisa
Jimizo, please describe the main antagonist of "Animal Farm", Napoleon.
Hervé L'Eisa
Sneezy, that was a quote of Orwell from "The Road to Wigan Pier".
Jimizo
I have read it. I don’t remember it being about crooks who haven’t yet fulfilled their potential.
Is it about globalism too?
Sneezy
Yeah, most working class people are too tired after working to be engaged in politics in all of their time off. Even Lenin recognised this. This isn't new and it's not an indictment of socialism.
Orwell was a socialist. Deal with it.
plasticmonkey
Quick. Who was the last prime minister to publicly endorse an American presidential candidate?
Hervé L'Eisa
Yes, "Orwell" was a socialist, though he scathed his contemporary "socialists" ,
“To the ordinary working man, the sort you would meet in any pub on Saturday night, Socialism does not mean much more than better wages and shorter hours and nobody bossing you about.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timreuter/2018/05/24/why-socialists-are-despised-as-explained-by-george-orwell/#521141551b00
bass4funk
Sounds like a threat. After the Brits tried meddling and commenting constantly in our elections, Christopher Steele and all the bashing they’ve done throughout the years from Reagan to Bush....anyway, if I were the President, I would just chuckle at that, if they don’t like it...oh, well....
Sneezy
Uh, anyone who hasn't committed a crime is someone who hasn't successfully become a criminal.
George Orwell was a socialist.
cleo
Yes please.
Go.
Far away.
No Business
Go Trump! Go Boris!
Joe Blow
What is Corbyn if not someone who hasn't successfully become a crook yet?
Read 'Animal Farm' kids.
WilliB
Wakarimasen:
Understatement of the day?
WilliB
Trump and Brexit are expressions of the same.... the gradual resistance by the populations against the globalist agenda.
So by definition, it is impossible for Trump to "stay clear" of the election. His visit will be used by the globalist establishment as well by the populist resistance.
Wakarimasen
NATO starting to seem like a bit of an anachronism. Hence all of their failed or destructive actions over the last decade or so.
u_s__reamer
how long before he puts his foot in his mouth !!!!
If only he could keep it there, the world would heave sigh of relief. The 24/7 news cycle of Trump and his faux presidency reminding us that we are all sailing on a rudderless "Ship of Fools" into the maelstrom with a demented "Captain Ahab" does no favors for our mental health.
itsonlyrocknroll
I cannot envisage President Trump keeping schtum. The UK media will wind President Trump up like clock, the moment Trump steps off Airforce One.
And after? The tactical campaigning/voting groups and activist organisation, Momentum, Best For Britain, The Tactical vote, Campaign Together, More Unite etc etc will prime a thousand of volunteers to home in on social media. There is over 120 unpredictably volatile seat in England alone.
This is the overriding reason, Boris Johnson is running around like a headless chicken.
ulysses
Donny dementia has worsened recently.
Apparently he forgets the names of people, he forgets his own words, his speech is slurry, get angry, impatient for no reason etc etc.
Which make his UK trip a nightmare, how long before he puts his foot in his mouth !!!!
itsonlyrocknroll
Thats a 69.2% Conservative majority within the betting average, not in the future House of Commons, to avoid confusion.
itsonlyrocknroll
The average Electoral predicted defined probability, can be depicted within the Smartest betting average of a 69.2% Tory majority of between 40 and 54 seats.
However there are deal breaking scenarios where Dominic Raab, Iain Duncan Smith, Steve Baker, John Redwood, Philip Davies, Zac Goldsmith and Boris Johnson, could lose there seats. Yes that Boris Johnson Conservative Party leader.
There are also ten key marginals, Brecon and Radnorshire, Bolsover, Cheltenham, Hastings and Rye, Crewe and Nantwich Richmond Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stirling, Ashfield, and Canterbury.
Then the key regions have to be factored in, South East and the Home Counties, Midlands and East Anglia, South West, Wales and the 59 seats in Scotland all identified by quantitative forecasting models as volatile.
Public opinion can change on a dally basis, clear evidence is various available polling averages.
So U.S. President Donald Trump intervention could be a key irritation factor politically.
Smarkets - Party to win the most parliamentary seats
https://smarkets.com/event/829237/politics/uk/next-uk-general-election/most-ge-seats
I wanted flutterer but it is too risky.
lincolnman
Yes, please just ignore the Great Orange Idiot - that's what we do here in the US. He'll no doubt make a complete and utter fool of himself - say his father was born in Manchester, etc.
If you could, give him a tour of the Tower of London and lock him on one of the cells - just manage to get his cell phone so he can't tweet his way out...
CrazyJoe
To our British friends:
If Trump is endorsing a candidate you can be sure HE IS A CROOK.
Stay away from Trump's pick in your election.
JJ Jetplane
@zichi
After Trump makes that public show of support for Johnson, watch that 8% become -8%. Had Johnson not say anything, Trump would have never said anything. However, a public request means you challenged Trump. Now he must respond by doing the opposite of what was requested.
u_s__reamer
The bull heads over to the UK china shop. The stiff upper lips are already a-quiver.
Jimizo
Labour will be hoping that Trump, a president very unpopular in the UK, will wade in again. Labour seem to be closing in the polls and the idea of Bozo and Rump making deals for a post-Brexit UK is horrific to many.
YuriOtani
trump destroyer of alliances, Japan might as well get use to being a satellite state of China.
B. Jay
All it will take is just one question from a reporter on who he thinks will be better for Britain, Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson?