# Does Trump Think That He Will Be Welcomed In The UK? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 30, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151 "2017-11-30T16:00:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/141 "2018-01-12T11:22:54Z")
So we can add coward to Trump’s other solecisms. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/142 "2018-01-12T13:03:57Z")
I guess someone had to tell him that the UK has a lower tolerance for shithole heads of state than we do. Of course his real reason is that he knew he’d probably be the most unwelcome visitor in recent memory and they would be criticizing his intelligence on the air non-stop and he wouldn’t know exactly what time of day to turn on Fox and Friends for emotional support. Fuckin snowflake. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/143 "2018-01-12T13:19:15Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > The US doesn’t actually own the site which remains the property of Grosvenor Estates (much to the annoyance of successive US governments). Apocryphally, one of the previous Dukes of Westminster (whose family Grosvenor Square is named after) mischeviously offered to give the US government the lease to the land in exchange for the lands seized from his ancestors after the War of Independence - most of Maine and a big chunk of New York State. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/144 "2018-01-12T13:23:49Z")
Given the great number of Londoners whose families came from former colonies, I was almost looking forward to seeing Fox spin the protests as something only dark skinned people and hippies were doing. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/145 "2018-01-12T13:25:39Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > I thought that it was Bush Jr that sold the lease to the Embassy. …\… It \*was \*Bush Jr. But it’s STILL Obama’s fault, goddammit, 'cause everything is Obama’s fault (except the stuff that’s Hillary’s fault). :rolleyes: > [@](#): > > Mr Trump then tweeted this morning to confirm he would indeed not be gracing the opening with his presence, and offered an explanation for his decision. > > “Reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for “peanuts,” only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars,” the President said. > > “Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!” > > The US announced plans to move to the new site in October 2008 - when George W Bush was in the White House. > … > Source: [Independent.co.uk](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-trip-visit-cancelled-uk-britain-embassy-opening-latest-news-updates-a8154716.html) Question: Has thump ever opened his mouth (or tweeted) when a lie didn’t come out? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/146 "2018-01-12T13:27:07Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Question: Has thump ever opened his mouth (or tweeted) when a lie didn’t come out? I think sometimes he burps. ---
**Author:** ![pdhenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pdhenry/32/5561_2.png) [@pdhenry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdhenry)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/147 "2018-01-12T14:02:06Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > [it’s Obama’s fault he had to cancel](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951679619341737986) :(: Obama’s so insidious he approved the embassy’s relocation during the GW Bush administration. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/148 "2018-01-12T14:21:01Z")
There’s that Deep Government conspiracy again. It’s a wonder Trump wasn’t assassinated before the election. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![APB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@APB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/149 "2018-01-12T14:26:31Z")
> [@](#): > > “Reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for “peanuts,” only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars,” the President said. The current American Embassy is a fine example of its type. But is it really ‘the best located and finest embassy’ in London? Better located than, say, the Canadian and South African High Commissions, which form opposite sides of Trafalgar Square? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/150 "2018-01-12T14:33:40Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > I thought that it was Bush Jr that sold the lease to the Embassy. I guess he must have been minding the store while Obama was out playing golf [like he was on 9/11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Ydoh_5EjU). ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/151 "2018-01-12T15:16:58Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I think sometimes he burps. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/152 "2018-01-12T15:22:36Z")
I’m waiting for Breitbart of Fox News to tell us that London’s Mayor has declared the entire city a no-go zone and imposed sharia law. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/153 "2018-01-12T15:44:44Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I’m waiting for Breitbart of Fox News to tell us that London’s Mayor has declared the entire city a no-go zone and imposed sharia law. Along with the ceremonial burning of the ‘biggest villain’ as towns across the country did in 2016. [Burning Trump in Effigy on Bonfire Night - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000004752510/burning-trump-in-effigy-on-bonfire-night.html) ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/154 "2018-01-12T18:26:26Z")
> [@pdhenry](#): > > Obama’s so insidious he approved the embassy’s relocation during the GW Bush administration. Probably arranged it while he was [ignoring the victims of Hurricane Katrina](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-obama-katrina-trump-20170901-story.html) ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/155 "2018-01-12T18:28:37Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > Probably arranged it while he was [ignoring the victims of Hurricane Katrina](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-obama-katrina-trump-20170901-story.html) And, and riding his magic carpet in the middle of the night to help ISIS impose sharia law in Sweden. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Swedish\_Viking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9f8e36/32.png) [@The\_Swedish\_Viking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Swedish_Viking)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/156 "2018-01-15T02:25:48Z")
If Mr. Trump not is welcomed to the UK he can change his destination to Sweden, Scandinavia. My opinion is that ALL european countries need one Mr. Trump. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/157 "2018-01-15T09:58:04Z")
> [@The\_Swedish\_Viking](#): > > My opinion is that ALL european countries need one Mr. Trump. Having one Mr Trump cover ALL European countries has merits, but you’d need to slice him very thinly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/158 "2018-01-15T18:06:39Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Having one Mr Trump cover ALL European countries has merits, but you’d need to slice him very thinly. > > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Now, _there’s_ an idea. ---
**Author:** ![Euphrosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d9b06d/32.png) [@Euphrosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphrosyne)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/159 "2018-01-20T17:38:32Z")
Having read through these comments, I realize that I’m no longer certain I can order the British “List of People We Despise” properly any longer. Can anyone help? President Trump in particular, and U.S. conservatives, generally. The Pope in particular, and Catholics, generally. The Irish in particular and the Irish, generally. (Not the Northern Irish, though) The Spanish, period. Ditto the Greeks. Ditto the Italians. And most ditto of all, the French. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151/160 "2018-01-20T18:33:08Z")
> [@Euphrosyne](#): > > And most ditto of all, the French. You and Lord Nelson. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151.md?page=9)