The Special Relationship Is Stronger than Ever : God Save the Queen, Great Britain, The United States, and President Trump

PRESIDENT TRUMP FILLS ALL THE TV TIME IN LONDON. President Trump's 3-day state visit to London is sucking all the air in the UK media. Sky News is on the visit full-time, and BBC is almost full-time on President Trump. The big difference is that Sky is much more sympathetic not only to the President but to the Royal family, while BBC likes to smirk a bit. I was reminded on Tuesday of the famous story of President Reagan wanting to keep in his Friday, June 12, 1987, Berlin speech the line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." His speechwriters and senior staff were worried at the effect of those words and urged him not to use the line. Reagan prevailed. And his audacious words were the call that kick-started the collapse of the Soviet domination over East Germany and eastern Europe and, indeed, of the Soviet Union itself. President Trump is a very different person than President Reagan -- just as Theresa May is a very different person than Margaret Thatcher, and we say in the defense of both that NOBODY will ever again be the Iron Lady or the Gipper. But, President Trump has that audacity, that courage, to say what he is thinking and to unite with people because of what he says. And, it is working. His trip to London proves it. • THE BRITISH ARE NOT ANTI-TRUMP. The New York Sun said it on Tuesday in a reprint of an article that first appeared earlier in the day in the New York Post. The title of Seth Lipsky's article is "Britain Has Grown Trumpier, State Visit Shows." Lipsky wrote : "Too bad President Trump can’t run for prime minister of Britain. He arrived in London for his long-awaited state visit just as Britons showed themselves to be a lot Trumpier than the elites have been suggesting. Oh, sure, the Leftist louts in London hauled out their 20-foot 'baby Trump' balloon, showing the president in diapers. Another, showing Mr. Trump tweeting while on a gold toilet, was reportedly being readied. Protesters are out in force. The far more meaningful 'demonstration,' though, took place May 23. That’s when Britons elected a new delegation to the European Parliament. In a stunning turnout, Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party just trounced the establishment. Mr. Farage’s party won 29 seats -- more than double the number secured by the Labor and Conservative parties combined. Bear in mind that Mr. Farage is sometimes called the British Trump the pair have been political pals since bonding over Brexit in 2016. No wonder Queen Elizabeth II was all smiles when President Trump and First Lady Melania bounded out of the Marine One helicopter at Buckingham Palace -- a 41-gun salute booming from horse-drawn cannons. My own theory is that Her Majesty is hoping someone can tell her what’s going on in her own country. And reassure her that if Brexit does happen, America will be there with a trade deal and other cooperation with the newly independent country." • Lipsky adds : "Mr. Trump, after all, 'towers over Westminster,' as the London Spectator magazine put it, referring to the seat of Britain’s government. Prime Minister May will be gone from office Friday, forced out by her own party. Her meeting with Mr. Trump, if it happens, will be glancing." As it turned out, the meeting was far form "glancing" as we will discuss below. • The actual "glancing" -- actually a "non-glance" -- was delivered by President Trump to the Labour Party, which is, as Seth Lipsky points out : "...riddled with anti-Semitism and charges of sexual harassment. It boycotted Queen Elizabeth’s state dinner for Mr. Trump, as did the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats. Not to mention the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan. The way the London Independent newspaper tells it, Mr. Trump launched via tweet from Air Force One an 'extraordinary attack' on Mr. Khan. He called Mr. Khan a 'stone cold loser' and -- oomph -- likened him to NYC Mayor de Blasio. Of course, Mr. Trump launched those insults only after Mr. Khan described the President as 'one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat' and suggested that he talks like the 'fascists of the 20th century.' Mr. Khan, in short, is a British never-Trumper. And no one launched these kinds of protests and insults when, say, the Communist Chinese party boss, Xi Jinping, paid his state visit." • But, all that aside, Lipsky tells us : "What a far cry all this is from three years ago, when, on the eve of Mr. Trump’s inauguration as President, there was an effort to ban him from Britain altogether. Enough signatures were rounded up -- something like 580,000 -- to force the the House of Commons to address the question. The Commons, of course, failed to come close to banning Mr. Trump. Today the anti-Trump faction has been holding the major protest of the visit, in Trafalgar Square. They won’t be allowed near 10 Downing Street, where Mr. Trump has been talking business with Theresa May and the government. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump and members of the royal family will be at Portsmouth to start the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day. Compared to that, the protests will pale away. And all of us will be reminded of the desperate moments when our countries shared a finest hour." • • • PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PRIME MINISTER MAY MEET AND HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE. Fox News provided the details on Tuesday, starting wit this, "Trump rips into British left-wing critics Khan, Corbyn in press conference." Adam Shaw laid it all out : "President Trump on Tuesday, in a press conference with outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May, blasted his British left-wing critics as a 'negative force' -- and confirmed that he snubbed the leader of the opposition Labour Party when he sought a sit-down. 'I don't know Jeremy Corbyn, never met him, never spoke to him -- he wanted to meet today or tomorrow and I decided I would not do that,' Trump told reporters at the London press conference. 'I think that he is, from where I come from, somewhat of a negative force. I think people should look to do things correctly as opposed to criticize. I really don't like critics as much as I like and respect people who get things done,' he said. Corbyn, the Labour Party leader and a veteran left-wing activist, was attending an anti-Trump protest as the press conference was ongoing. During that, he said he was not, absolutely not, refusing to meet anybody.' 'I want to be able to have that dialogue to bring about the better and more peaceful world we all want to live in,' he said." • Right, Mr. Corbyn, and if British political analysts can be trusted, you think the dialogue begins with fellow marxists. • Adam Shaw continued : "Trump also took another shot at longtime foe and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who had also opposed Trump's visit to Britain. 'I don't think he should be criticizing a representative of the United States that can do so much good for the United Kingdom,' Trump said. "He's a negative force, not a positive force." Of the mayor, Trump said : "He's done a poor job, crime is up, a lot of problems." Earlier, from Air Force One on June 3, President trump tweeted : '@realDonaldTrump · Jun 3, 2019.@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly 'nasty' to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me..." • Mrs. May was also critical of the left-wing detractors. While noting differences with the Americans on issues such as Iran and the Paris climate deal, she highlighted the importance of the special relationship between the two countries to British citizens at home and abroad and to the British economy as a whole. "That is a relationship that we should cherish, it is a relationship we should build on and should be proud of," she said. The President agreed : "This really is a very big and important alliance and I think people should act positively toward it because it means so much for both countries." • As Adam Shaw noted : "...while the visit has included a fair amount of pomp and circumstance, it has not stopped Trump from bringing his own brand of bare-knuckle politics to Blighty -- with him calling Khan a “stone cold loser” on Monday and adding in a continuing tweet : "@realDonaldTrump....Kahn reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job -- only half his height. In any event, I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit.Landing now!" • The British tabloid press picked pu on the "stone cold loser" phrase and use it on their front pages with reference to both Sadiq Khan and Jeremy Corbyn. • • • PRESIDENT TRUMP CONTINUES TO SUPPORT BORIS JOHNSON AS PM MAY'S SUCCESSOR. Trump's audacity showed when he weighed in on the race to succeed May as prime minister. May will step down from Number 10 on Friday and a leadership contest will begin days later. Prime Minister May has tried to get a Brexit deal through Parliament, but a revolt by the very conservative wing of her Conservative Party -- combined with the obstruction of Labour' leader Corbyn, and the anguish, real or feigned, of the Irish DUP over keeping customs borders open between the north and south -- has thwarted May's attempts because of her very small majority in Parliament. Adam Shaw says : "Britain was due to leave the bloc in March, but that has been delayed until October 31 after Parliament rejected three times the withdrawal agreement May thrashed out with European leaders last year. Trump has thrown most of his backing behind former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a hardline Brexiteer born in New York who has warmed to Trump in recent years. Trump said Tuesday that he's liked Johnson 'for a long time' and also said that Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt would be a strong candidate. 'I know Boris, I like him, I've liked him for a long time. I think he'd do a very good job I know Jeremy, I think he'd do a very good job,' he said. Of Environment Secretary Michael Gove, also a candidate to succeed Mrs. May, the President joked, "I don't know Michael -- would you do a good job, Michael?" he asked, as Gove, the journalists, and Mrs. May all laughed. • • • NIGEL FARAGE LOOMS LARGE OVER THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP BATTLE. Beyond the race to succeed May, President Trump has given his support to Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, whom he praised for finishing first in the recent European Parliament elections. The President tweeted last week : "Nigel’s had a big victory, he picked up 32% of the vote starting from nothing, and I think they’re big powers over there -- I think they’ve done a good job.” • Alastair Jamieson and Reuters wrote an article for Euronews -- the EU's official media outlet -- about Farage and the President just before he left for London : "On the eve of his state visit to the UK, Donald Trump said Britain should send Nigel Farage to negotiate Brexit with the European Union and “walk away” if it doesn't offer a deal. The US President and First Lady, Melania Trump, are due to arrive in London on Monday for a full state visit. Their trip comes at the most fragile time in Britain, which is hopelessly divided over Brexit, and as the ruling Conservative party chooses a successor for Prime Minister Theresa May. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Trump said Britain should refuse to pay the €50 billion divorce bill if Brussels does not give ground and should send arch-Brexiteer Farage to conduct talks. 'If they don’t get what they want, I would walk away,' he said. 'If you don’t get a fair deal, you walk away.' The candidates already in the Conservative leadership race are split between those willing to accept a 'no-deal' and those opposed. In the 'no deal' camp are former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, whom Trump praised in an interview with The Sun newspaper on Friday, along with former Brexit minister Dominic Raab and home secretary Sajid Javid. Trump said it was a mistake to ignore Farage after his success last month in the European Parliament elections. 'I like Nigel a lot. He has a lot to offer -- he is a very smart person,' Trump said." • • • THE US-UK TRADE DEAL ALSO LOOMS LARGE. President Trump’s visit comes at a critical time for the U, said Adam Shaw : "Should Brexit go ahead, a US-UK trade relationship will be key to Britain’s post-Brexit success. Trump used the Tuesday press conference to double down on his support for a deal. 'There is tremendous potential in that trade deal, I would probably say two or three times what we are doing now,' he said. While he has been critical of May's handling of Brexit in the past, on Tuesday he was more diplomatic : 'Perhaps you won't be given the credit you deserve...you deserve a lot of credit.' But he also joked with May about past advice that he gave her to sue to EU instead of negotiating with the European behemoth. 'I would have sued but that's OK. I would have sued and settled maybe, but you never know, she's probably a better negotiator than I am,' he said." • When PM May noted that the special relationship between the two countries is important to British citizens at home and abroad and to the British economy as a whole, that it "is a relationship that we should cherish, it is a relationship we should build on and should be proud of," President Trump offered full support : "This really is a very big and important alliance and I think people should act positively toward it because it means so much for both countries" • The video of PM May's and President Trump's remarks is available at < http://video.foxnews.com/v/6044337664001 >. • • • ABOUT THOSE LONDON ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST MARCHES. The Canada Free Press dispelled the propaganda of the Progressive-Globalist anti-Trump media. Canada Free Press editor Judi McLeod wrote on Tuesday : "Chants of USA! USA! Heard Over Bagpipes when Presidential Motorcade Departs Palace. London Mayor Sadiq Khan should note in his President Trump State Visit to Britain diary : Not only did his rent-a-mob protesters get out-chanted by Trump supporters outside Buckingham Palace -- but their heartfelt 'USA!' 'USA!' cheers were heard above the sound of the bagpipes! 'Trump!' 'Trump!' 'Trump!' cheers resounded as the presidential motorcade departed Buckingham Palace, with the President and First Lady waving to the throngs from the windows of ‘The Beast.’ You won’t be reading about this in mainstream and social media accounts of course, including from Vincent McAveney, Euronews UK correspondent & sometimes @NBC News Foreign Correspondent, who reported : 'Fair amount of booing but also some cheers from a small group of Trump supporters”. (IJR, June 3, 2019)' • McLeod's reaction? : “Also some cheers from a small group of Trump supporters? They couldn’t have been too small if they could be clearly heard above the bagpipes. 'Small' was the number of the group protesting outside Buckingham Palace last night. Mayor Khan-defending Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn had threatened a cast of thousands, but tens of thousands of protesters failed to show up for the demonstration against the President in London and only 300 turned out. • The Daily Mail nailed Corbyn on Tuesday afternoon : "Jeremy Corbyn this afternoon delivered a firebrand speech to anti-Donald Trump protesters in London -- obliquely accusing the President of ‘creating a sense of hate’ and fostering racism. The Labour leader did not mention the President by name but played on familiar themes of Mr Trump’s critics in a high-energy speech. In an extraordinary speech for a politician who could one day have to work with Mr Trump, Mr Corbyn sprung to the defence of London Mayor Sadiq Khan and suggested the President had ‘created a greater sense of hate and hatred that goes with it. He spoke as tens of thousands of protesters failed to turn up to anti-Trump demonstrations today which had been billed as a ‘carnival of resistance.' Photographs showed a lacklustre crowd of activists gathering while the President was inside 10 Downing Street meeting Prime Minister Theresa May as part of his three-day state visit to Britain. 'Mr Trump got a sight of the infamous 20-ft Trump Baby blimp at Parliament Square as thousands of protesters marched from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament. March organisers have already downgraded their expectations from 250,000 people to just 75,000 -- blaming a ‘working Tuesday’ for the lower number, which is the most organisers believe they can expect to turn up. Demonstrators shouted expletives as the President passed the blimp in his limousine ‘The Beast’ along with his sizeable motorcade on the way to meet Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street. Mr Corbyn raged at the US president in a frothing speech to demonstrators in Trafalgar Square -- condemning him for treating refugees like ‘enemies,’ ignoring climate change, and trying to exploit the NHS for profit. In a message that will delight his hard-Left acolytes, Mr Corbyn insisted Mr Trump had ‘no answers’ to the problems of how to create ‘peace and justice.' Despite snubbing the ceremonial banquet the Queen threw for Mr Trump last night, Mr Corbyn -- known for sitting down with Hamas, Hezbollah and the IRA in the past -- denied he was avoiding talking to Mr Trump. And he said ‘protest and activism’ was the best way to bring about political change. Mainstream and social media are in sync with Corbyn and Khan. Both are living proof that the emperor has no clothes. Fakery and street theatre are key mainstays of leftist malcontents fomenting hate and their media surrogates. The day before the President embarked on his London trip, the media tried to portray Trump’s slicked down, sweat-flattened hair after a round of golf as a 'new hairdo' he would wear to meet Queen Elizabeth II. Yet all could see in multiple pictures taken during the first day of the State Visit, that the President was sporting the same hairdo that he’s worn all along. The media reported that he gave the Queen a fist-pump rather than a handshake, when, in fact, he was only being gentle in shaking the hand of a 93-year-old, much beloved monarch." • • • DEAR READERS, as the Daily Mail so rightly said : "All criticism of Trump failed the desperate intent of the media hatefest because at the end of the day Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had graced the President with her magnificent genuine smile." • And, the President is in Britain to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, which, write the Daily Mail, "has been ignored by the far left and its surrogate mainstream and social media. All the same, President Donald Trump’s State Visit to Britain proves without a doubt that the far left Hatefest is becoming an abject failure." • So, we freedom-loving progeny of the British Magna Carta and its creation of the rule of law can rest easily tonight. The Special Relationship is alive and well. It is rock-solid and is being fully supported in London by both President Trump and the Queen and her government. God Save the Queen. God Save Great Britain. God Save the United States. And God Save President Trump.