If he read.
Good point.
Another possibility: Trump might well have posted:
Oh, please, please, no. It would be so delicious if the Obamas were invited but not him.
We’ll have to wait to see what happens; I believe the formal invitation to Biden himself just happened today. An announcement of the official Presidential Delegation will happen sometime in the next week, presumably (the funeral is in eight days).
In the case of the deaths of other heads of state, it appears usual for the current President to invite former Presidents to be part of the delegation—rather than for those former Presidents to be invited individually themselves by the nation that suffered the loss.
Trump is under investigation for both espionage and seditious conspiracy (among other things). And of course he’d be extremely unwelcome in the U.K.
If Biden decides not to invite Trump, he probably would feel it necessary not to invite Obama or Bush, but the royals could invite them on their own, I suppose. I doubt the House of Windsor has any desire to see Trump at the funeral.
It was announced on the news a couple hours ago that President Biden and his wife Jill have been invited to attend the funeral. Other officials may travel to Britain with them, but those people won’t be at the funeral. Space is clearly at a premium.
Buy a tiny flag.
And a mushroom-shaped finial.
Maybe Biden could invite him and then, when they arrive in London, the DOJ could issue their indictment, and Biden could just drop him off at the Ecuadorian embassy on the way in from the airport.
Why not, drop him on the Ecuadorian embassy on the way in to the airport?
In all serious, I think Biden should invite him along with all the other ex-POTUSes. Be the bigger man, and reinforce the idea that protocol and tradition count.
65% that Trump declines the invite, but if he accepts, 95% that he embarrasses himself.
Up until recently I would agree with you, but given Biden’s Sept 1st speech, I think the time of pretending that Trump is a normal ex president are over.
Hey, he saw a documentary on the England Monarchy once where that was clearly the correct pronunciation. Although he was amazed to learn how vicious rabbits are in England.
Now, Tapper shared an update from a White House official on [Twitter], claiming that Buckingham Palace only invited the Bidens and that other Americans will be invited directly through the palace, not the president.
Barack and Michelle should probably think about packing. Maybe George too.
As stated in Typo Negative’s post above, it is the Palace who decides who to invite to the funeral of their monarch, it’s not up to any of the guests to invite themselves.
Makes it sound her corgis are having their way with him.
One of the most adorable deaths known.
Those stubby little legs are merciless.
It will probably have the lowest ratings ever.
(and no, MAGAts, he’s not going to revive himself 3 days later.)
Perhaps invite Melania, who AFAIK is not under investigation, and the Pences?