.MaddowBlog: Ahead of visit, Pres. Trump causes trouble in the UK (again).
Eleven months ago, ahead of his first official visit to the U.K. since taking office, Donald Trump sat down with The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper. It quickly became apparent that this was not a wise move: the American president ended up insulting British Prime Minister Theresa May and caused a minor international incident by praising one of her prominent critics.As Politico noted yesterday, it was hard not to feel a sense of déjà vu over the weekend.
The normally unpredictable president provoked déjà vu on Saturday when he granted an explosive interview to The Sun, a newspaper owned by Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch. Weighing in on a series of British issues, Trump insisted that the outgoing prime minister, Theresa May, could have “built up a big advantage” for the U.K.
Also with The Sun, the Republican proceeded to weigh in on the race to replace May as prime minister – a wildly inappropriate move – before adding, “Now I think I am really, I hope, I am really loved in the U.K.”Last night, the American president made matters just a little worse, telling reporters at the White House that he wouldn’t meet with London Mayor Sadiq Khan and doesn’t “think much of” him.
In case this isn’t painfully obvious, Trump is the beneficiary of a formal state visit in one of the United States’ closest international allies. Decency, decorum, and common sense suggest the American president would go out of his way to demonstrate his gratitude for the honor.Postscript: During his brief Q&A with reporters last night, someone asked Trump, “Mr.
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