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Trump Erroneously Claims U.K. Is U.S.’s Biggest Trade Partner

June 5, 2019 Buck Banks

#7

President Trump said in his meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May that the U.K. is the Unites States’ biggest trade partner, a fact that “many people may not know,” CNN reports. That’s because it is not true: China is actually the largest U.S. trade partner. Britain is number seven.

June 5, 2019 Buck Banks

While in London, Trump was greeted and feted by the queen,
Theresa May gave him a breakfast of scones and clotted cream.
But Boris Johnson
Decided to refrain from
Meeting someone with whom he preferred not to be seen.

U.K. Expels 23 Russian Diplomats

March 14, 2018 Buck Banks

23

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the United Kingdom would expel 23 Russian diplomats after the Kremlin failed to take responsibility for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, the HuffPost reports.

A Parliamentary Objection

February 7, 2017March 17, 2017 Buck Banks

He might be our so-called president,
And he might be the White House’s sole resident,
But when Trump goes to London,
Because of his “racism and sexism,”
He won’t be allowed to address Parliament.

Parliament to Take Up Measure to ban Donald Trump from the United Kingdom

January 6, 2016 Buck Banks

560,000-plus

Number of people who have signed a petition demanding that billionaire businessman Donald Trump be barred from entering the United Kingdom. “British members of Parliament “are to debate calls for the US presidential candidate Donald Trump to be banned from the UK following his controversial comments about Muslims, after more than half a million people signed a petition,” the Guardian reports. “Politicians will also discuss a separate petition opposing such a ban, even though it only gained about 40,000 signatures – well below the 100,000 threshold for triggering a debate.”

Cameron Makes an Assassination Quip

September 18, 2014 Buck Banks

I have to say that after the events I’ve been facing over the past few days, assassination would be a welcome release.

— British Prime Minister David Cameron, quoted by National Review, commenting on today’s Scottish independence vote, which could push him out of office.

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Trump Erroneously Claims U.K. Is U.S.’s Biggest Trade Partner

#7

U.K. Expels 23 Russian Diplomats

23

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the United Kingdom would expel 23 Russian diplomats after the Kremlin failed to take responsibility for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, the HuffPost reports.

A Parliamentary Objection

Parliament to Take Up Measure to ban Donald Trump from the United Kingdom

560,000-plus

Cameron Makes an Assassination Quip

I have to say that after the events I’ve been facing over the past few days, assassination would be a welcome release.

— British Prime Minister David Cameron, quoted by National Review, commenting on today’s Scottish independence vote, which could push him out of office.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%