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Related: About this forumBritish reaction to our latest visitor
This was London yesterday.
He had his supper with May at Blenheim Palace the evening before, at the quiet country town of Woodstock, to avoid dealing with protests - but it didn't quite work out like that:
https://www.jackfm.co.uk/news/oxfordshire-news/donald-trump-visits-oxfordshires-blenheim-palace/
Now it's Scotland's turn:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/donald-trump-uk-visit-protest-golf-scotland-turnberry-a8446966.html
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British reaction to our latest visitor (Original Post)
LeftishBrit
Jul 2018
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3Hotdogs
(13,492 posts)1. Lyin' press will say, 'That's more people than were at his inauguration."
Denzil_DC
(8,012 posts)2. I posted a bunch of photos from yesterday's Glasgow rally on GD last night:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10867381 (two long sets in that thread)
There's a rally in Edinburgh today that will no doubt be lively, plus activity at Turnberry. Last heard, the police were still hinting for a Greenpeace paraglider who'd flown in above the security cordons at the golf resort.
There's a rally in Edinburgh today that will no doubt be lively, plus activity at Turnberry. Last heard, the police were still hinting for a Greenpeace paraglider who'd flown in above the security cordons at the golf resort.
Denzil_DC
(8,012 posts)3. Oh, and my favourite Tweet about yesterday (sorry, Twitter-only vid):
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David Schneider
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With this oaf visiting, it's lucky that, according to the rules, the queen can move on a diagonal. #TrumpVisitUK #chess
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With this oaf visiting, it's lucky that, according to the rules, the queen can move on a diagonal. #TrumpVisitUK #chess