The British public isn’t being overly welcoming of Trump’s trip to London. Just like in America, they are tolerating his presence.
Keir Simmons of NBC News reported, “The British are as divided as Americans are politically. So it’s a very, very difficult question to answer. Honestly, the streets are not lined with cheering crowds. That’s one image that president trump isn’t getting. Neither, though, are their large-scale demonstrations. We expect demonstrations we’ll see how substantial they are. He hasn’t been welcomed kind of with open arms by the British public, but he has been by the British royal family.”
Video:
"The British public isn’t being overly welcoming of Trump’s trip to London. Just like in America, they are tolerating his presence." https://t.co/AMMq4pxbtw pic.twitter.com/MOXv68ns99
To get more stories like this, subscribe to our newsletter The Daily.
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 3, 2019
So far, Trump has complained that he can’t watch Fox News, and has insulted the mayor of London. Trump’s visit is another one of those “good PR” trips just like his trip to Japan was supposed to be last week until Trump shot himself in the foot by agreeing with Kim Jong-un’s criticism of Joe Biden. The one thing that is certain is that Trump isn’t being welcomed as warmly in Britain as Obama was. His reception is even colder than the one that George W. Bush got in the UK on the eve of the Iraq war.
The British people are making their distaste for Trump clear. The trip isn’t the good press bonanza that the White House hoped. The administration is still trying to make Trump look presidential, but the president’s Twitter account has already made this goal a lost cause.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association
