Trump visit to the UK

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I love watching ceremonial stuff like this, as much as i dislike Trump

He's at Stansted now

Air Force One is HUGE!

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-state-visit-us-president-due-to-leave-for-uk-shortly-on-unprecedented-trip-13425640

😪😪 very much 'trump, there's people that are dying'

What else can we do though, without the us, we are screwed imo

Vacuous question but was it rather bad etiquette for Melania to wear her hat at the ceremony inside St George’s chapel and inside the castle or is that old fashioned?

Love Angela raynor's hair 😄

Defo not a vacuous question in my book but not sure of the answer

It’s not that long ago that women were expected to wear a hat in church, whereas men were expected to doff theirs.

I saw that he landed and then flew by Marine One (his own helicopter) to Windsor which then led me down a rabbit hole of working out how his helicopter got to the UK!

Turns out that in addition to bullet proof limousines, the President also usually travels with a helicopter which is unassembled (rotor blades taken off etc) and loaded onto a huge cargo plane along with the limousines. The cargo plane usually arrives before the President and is then ready to go once he arrives.

I am not a royalist and can’t stand Trump but I’m currently watching the BBC news channel footage of the banquet and finding it fascinating. The outfits! Kate looks stunning. Melania’s dress a surprising colour. Caroline Leavvit’s off the shoulder number looks a bit too black tie than white tie I reckon! Trying to work out who they’ve got Kate sat next to on the one side (poor woman has Trump yo deal with on the other).

I thought that women traditionally kept their hats on, though the armed forces have changed (circa 2017, I think) the rules such that both sexes remove headgear.

Zero mention of Harry 🥺🥺

That's so mad omg

His hair would have clashed with Trump's face

Same i am loving the banquet, im just so nosy tbh

😄

😂😂

'Somebody put a lot of work into crafting that speech

I dont think it was Donald trump'

No shit 😭

Rupert Murdoch there with his Russian wife, Sam Altman (American AI CEO), CEO of Black Rock..........
Honestly, us little people haven't got a chance have we.

He hasn’t got any hair.

All i was thinking was how late that was to have dinner and i’d be fucking starving while having sit through those speeches.

Always do speeches AFTER dinner!

Not a one

Thing is, what can we "little people" do to object to the appalling, disgraceful cost of all this?
Write to our MP?
Vote at the next General Election?......for whom?
I bitterly resent having to pay for this, I really do😡

surprised Trump didnt lose his hair

good he can f off too

Realpolitik.

The world’s in a mess. The West is in serious decline and highly unstable compared to a decade ago. Hostile superpowers like China and Russia are circling like predators. He’s the POTUS whether we like it or not.

That’s why.

I can’t bear to actually watch the visit- I feel cringey and dread to think how KC is feeling.

I did read the menu for the state banquet and it was an exquisite list of rarefied delicacies accompanied by fine wines. But apparently Trump only drinks Diet Coke and his favourite food is a burger, so that will be wasted on him. Perhaps Melania will enjoy it.

Lots of countries do state visits - not just the UK. It’s diplomacy, innit?

Hes going already 😭

All that money spent, wow