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Original poster

to think Donald Trump probably wouldn't give a shit if the UK DID ban him.

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swallowmehole · 09/12/2015 11:15

Lets face it,
this idiot is so egotistical, so mega-rich and so up his own arse, that he probably couldn't care less what we think about him.
This is why I think talks of banning him is bordering on being ridiculous.
Banning him wouldn't impact on his life one iota.

Anyway, a normal person would feel ashamed to be banned from a country.
He's not normal.
He would probably see it as a badge of honor.

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Hihohoho1 · 09/12/2015 11:16

I like what Boris said.

SurferJet · 09/12/2015 11:23

I doubt he'd want to set foot here knowing what he thinks of this country.

howabout · 09/12/2015 11:24

Agreed Boris has his measure.

Not sure how Trump will feel if he is banned from visiting all the bits of the Scottish countryside he now owns. I wonder if there are any rules on sequestering the land belonging to undesirable dangerous foreigners?

anonacfr · 09/12/2015 11:25

Yes ban him from his ridiculous Scottish hotel.

If he does get elected president it would be a bit awkward for state visits.

polentapies · 09/12/2015 11:26

Well he has quite a few investments in Scotland (TurnberryAberdeen golf hotels) so it would be a bit inconvenient. Won't happen though. We welcomed Pinochet with open arms and kiss ass the Saudi head loppers

dodobookends · 09/12/2015 11:26

He does occasionally set foot on these shores unfortunately. He likes to buy up chunks of Scotland and turn them into golf courses, making the local inhabitants' lives a misery in the process.

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swallowmehole · 09/12/2015 11:26

I doubt he'd want to set foot here knowing what he thinks of this country

Exactly.
It's obvious he can't stand us, so wouldn't want to some here.
So what's the point of banning him?

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howtorebuild · 09/12/2015 11:26

The petition did amuse me, I didn't sign it through.

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 09/12/2015 11:28

Yep, he'd miss walking around his little fiefdom as the Scottish wind gently teases his hair... But agree, it would never happen. He has money and he is a reasonably large employer (albeit on a golfing development no-one wanted in the first place). We don't ban actual human rights abusers, so it's unlikely we'll ban a dickwad.

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swallowmehole · 09/12/2015 11:28

Yes, polentapies,
At the end of the day, money talks (it always has) - and he knows it.

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howtorebuild · 09/12/2015 12:05

I will tune in for the debate, they now have 100,000 signatures.

Gruntfuttock · 09/12/2015 12:13

Frankly, I'd like to ban him from the planet!

polentapies · 09/12/2015 12:31

Yes a debate should be fun. And the US press coverage of it would be even better

Krampus · 09/12/2015 12:56

I signed the petition and don't think for one moment that he will get banned or even to what extent it will be debated. I signed it because I consider his remarks inflammatory and inciting hatred. It was a humorous way of saying piss off Trump with your vile crap on a mass level.

EnthusiasmDisturbed · 09/12/2015 13:03

no adds weight to his argument and many will believe it supports his argument even more

but we won't ban him he could become the next president and we are not going to damage that relationship

polentapies · 09/12/2015 13:12

I don't think he will be President, nor that he even wants to. I think his role is to make the eventual Republican candidate look more liberal, even when the are more right wing than ever.
"Moving the Overton Window", is the expression for this, I believe

Meanwhile, he has more than enough money to indulge in good old narcissistic fun.

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swallowmehole · 09/12/2015 16:16

Meanwhile, he has more than enough money to indulge in good old narcissistic fun

Exactly.
I get the feeling he's having the time of his life stiring things and laughing into his billions as we speak.

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polentapies · 09/12/2015 16:42

Well he's been dropped as a Global Ambassador for Scotland. Well done Nicola Sturgeon

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35054360

ThisisMrsNicolaHicklin · 09/12/2015 17:11

I think he'd be gutted. His mum is from Lewis and apparently he feels Scottish .

polentapies · 09/12/2015 17:35

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 09/12/2015 17:36

Hooray!

Even if he doesn't give a stuff, it sends out a message that we aren't very fond of his racist ideas.

Fabellini · 09/12/2015 17:45

Robert Gordons and Nicola Sturgeons decisions today have made me feel so proud to be Scottish. I think he will mind - a lot. I hope he does.

scatteroflight · 09/12/2015 18:14

Of course billionaire and future President Trump doesn't care what a tiny percentage of inconsequential virtue signalling Brits think of him. Why should he?

lalalonglegs · 09/12/2015 18:22

The Muslim Council of Britain have asked him to name some of the "no-go" areas in London he has been squawking about and offered to accompany him there for a tour and lunch. I think it is worth allowing him in order that he can take up their invitation .

ElfontheShelfIsWATCHINGYOUTOO · 09/12/2015 18:44

just read apparently there are some no go zones where police encouraged not to wear uniform, but its vague but doesn't sound like its a radical islam thread that is the reason for it.

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