I want to see him try to pull one of those dominating hand shakes with Prince Philip.US President Donald Trump is not interested in addressing Parliament during his state visit to the UK, and instead wants to focus on the pomp and ceremony Britain affords foreign leaders, government officials planning his stay say.
Sources told the Guardian that Trump has expressed no interest in speaking at Westminster. However, it’s understood that he does want “high visibility visits with key members of the Royal family.”
RT
If he can claim the biggest number of inauguration attendees in the face of pictures showing obvious refutation, I'm sure he can claim 300,000 to br more than 1.8 million.The British government is reportedly wary of inviting Trump to speak because of the likelihood that a great number of MPs would boycott the event, leaving the room half empty. Moreover, protests outside Parliament could drown out any speech.
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Meanwhile, a petition calling for Trump’s visit to go ahead has attracted around 300,000 names.
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A group of Labour’s most senior women have also vowed to stage a “no show” in Westminster if the US president is invited to speak.
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Prime Minister Theresa May’s informal invitation to Trump has triggered a backlash that has seen more than 1.8 million people signing a petition Meanwhile, a petition calling for Trump’s visit to go ahead has attracted around 300,000 names.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.While former US President Barack Obama, President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, and Pope Benedict XVI all delivered speeches in Westminster Hall.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin was afforded a state visit, but did not make an address.
Neither Ronald Reagan nor George W Bush addressed Parliament during their state visits.
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