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LeftishBrit

(41,303 posts) Sat Jul 14, 2018, 06:39 AM Jul 2018

British 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 OP

Lyin' press will say, 'That's more people than were at his inauguration." 3Hotdogs Jul 2018 #1

I posted a bunch of photos from yesterday's Glasgow rally on GD last night: Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #2

Oh, and my favourite Tweet about yesterday (sorry, Twitter-only vid): Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #3

3Hotdogs

(13,398 posts)

1. Lyin' press will say, 'That's more people than were at his inauguration."

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 07:01 AM

Jul 2018

Denzil_DC

(7,942 posts)

2. I posted a bunch of photos from yesterday's Glasgow rally on GD last night:

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 07:13 AM

Jul 2018

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.

Denzil_DC

(7,942 posts)

3. Oh, and my favourite Tweet about yesterday (sorry, Twitter-only vid):

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 07:22 AM

Jul 2018

Link to tweet

David Schneider
✔
@davidschneider

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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