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President Donald Trump is reportedly plotting a stunning insult to King Charles III on the eve of his visit to the U.S.
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Trump, 79, is a vocal fan of King Charles, 77. That makes it all the more surprising that he is reportedly weighing up reconsidering Americas position on Britains claim to the Falkland Islandsa move that would go down like a lead balloon in Britain.
Reuters has reported on a leaked Pentagon memo that suggests Trumps administration could re-evaluate whether it believes Britain should retain the Falkland Islands, a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, where King Charles is head of state.
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The move, which the Pentagon has not ruled out, is designed as a response to British Prime Minister Keir Starmers refusal to help with Trumps war in Iran. Earlier this month, Starmer, the head of the left-wing Labour Party, said the U.K. would not help enforce Trumps blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-plots-stunning-insult-king-160209076.html
Always the dumbass. Sounds like he's trying to kiss up to Argentina, a country notorious for defaulting on debt.
OAITW r.2.0
(32,391 posts)He's bought his taxpayer funded freedom there, I think.
dflprincess
(29,373 posts)when a member nation has not been attacked. Charles could remind Trump of that.
Or just send Andrew in his place.
Norrrm
(5,319 posts)Response to Norrrm (Reply #7)
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niyad
(133,325 posts)associatiion with epstein, and all his other actions. Veteran he may be, but scum he certainly is.
Norrrm
(5,319 posts)His veteran status did not help his royal status.
pfitz59
(12,826 posts)Harry flew the Apache in Afghanistan.
BidenRocks
(3,404 posts)I got my royalty mixed up.
Something felt off and I couldn't fix it fast enough.
Yikes! What a fuck up.
wnylib
(26,278 posts)Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands.
They could also question Trump's interest in taking over Cuba and his cruel, illegal embargo of Cuba which is costing Cuban Iives for no valid reason other than greed.
Does he really want to go there?
Charles is no mental slouch. He is also experienced at politics and the British art of subtle put downs.
Could get interesting.
Conjuay
(3,090 posts)Theyll need a road atlas in bright, day-glo colors for tRump to figure out subtle.
FoxNewsSucks
(11,821 posts)wnylib
(26,278 posts)People who do understand a subtle put down would enjoy it.
displacedvermoter
(4,819 posts)this move as an invitation by Trump to invade the Falklands again, maybe to stir up support for his own fucked up presidency, not necessarily Trump's!
I don't know if either country could afford much of a war, but can you imagine the Brits sending ships down to the Falklands, only this time to be intercepted by ships from the Shield of America, in keeping with so called Donroe Doctrine. Perhaps Kristi Noem could go out to sea with the fleet, in her role as SOA exile-in-residence?
Picture US ships firing on British ships, in support of an Argentina government leader whose most memorable moment in history may have been giving a fucking chainsaw to Musk, one sick fuck encouraging another sick fuck to devastate the US economy and social net as was done in Argentina.
Imagine anything this fucked up at any other point in your lifetime, and I would say you were a demented thinker. Now, I really do worry about the worst case repercussions every time I hear of such sleazy planning.
DBoon
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2naSalit
(103,527 posts)There's no reason for him to come here just to be insulted.
Deuxcents
(27,378 posts)obamanut2012
(29,447 posts)orleans
(37,071 posts)Cha
(319,794 posts)the PEDO up.
2naSalit
(103,527 posts)Get behind that!
2naSalit
(103,527 posts)According to Ben Meiselas, -45 has run away to magalaga this evening. Like maybe he isn't going to the dinner after all.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1322113525
bmichaelh
(1,224 posts)How about King Charles respond with Shakespeare.
BTW, if Trump had read Shakespeare he would have known that words outlast monuments.
That are at least 20 to 30 quotations that apply to Trump.
There are whole books compiled of Shakespearean insults.
Here is just one.
MACBETH
[This] is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
--Shakespeare, Macbeth 5.5.25-27
rustbeltvoice
(492 posts)...Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
That every braggart shall be found an ass.
--Parolles
William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well
ACT IV. Scene 3. Lines 356-8.
JoseBalow
(9,624 posts)it may be theoretically possible that in one of those universes I actually give a fuck about the king of England... but I doubt it.
Also, Las Malvinas rightfully belong to Argentina.
GenThePerservering
(3,540 posts)and championing the countryside. I live in England part time and for instance have spent many miles on a coastal trail that he supports - it's a big asset to coastal towns to have we ramblers and hikers come through.
displacedvermoter
(4,819 posts)Don't average Argentinian folks have far greater worries than Las Malvinas? Just thinking...
NameAlreadyTaken
(2,307 posts)niyad
(133,325 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,819 posts)would get me out of lots of events I didn't want to attend. But I am not a king.
But if were a king, lots of empty fucking heads would roll...
blue-wave
(5,409 posts)And why is no one mentioning the elephant in the room? Argentina has a notorious historical reputation due to its' admittance and acceptance of nazis before, during and after WWII. Trump screws over a tested ally like Ukraine (Ukraine sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq and is now helping in the Iran war) in favor of a $40 billion aid package to Argentina? WHY?!!!!
Read more about the connection here:
FOUND! The Largest Nazi Cache in Argentinas History
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/found-the-largest-nazi-cache-in-argentinas-history/
struggle4progress
(126,487 posts)A big missile shield for the US? The Falklands war? I know all about it! Nobody knows more than me! Big strong men, with tears in their eyes, appear to me in my dreams, begging to talk about the 1980s! It wasn't like today! Today's stuff just puts me to sleep!"