Prime Minister Tell Trump Heâs Not Welcome in Britain
Mr. Trump  only compounded the affront by telling the prime minister â again in a tweet â not to âfocus on me  focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!â
Iâm sure you are   Mr. Trump . But that is not the response of a friend. It is the dismissive taunt of the worldâs most overpromoted playground bully.
As it happens  I came to the conclusion that Mr. Trumpâs visit should be canceled in August  after the violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville  Va. When the most powerful person in the world fails the simplest test of democratic leadership â answering the question âWere the Nazis uniquely bad?â â the whole world is involved. The president failed that test conspicuously and gave comfort to the loathsome âidentitarianismâ that understands society as a competition between races  tribes and religion.
Groups like Britain First and their counterparts across Europe were inspired by Mr. Trumpâs refusal to single out for condemnation the white supremacists; they understood his reticence to be a wink of recognition. Now the wink has escalated into something close to outright endorsement.
In February  members of Parliament debated a petition signed by more than 1.8 million people objecting to  Mr. Trumpâs state visit . They were told by  Mrs. Mayâs  ministerial colleagues that Britainâs diplomatic  strategic and commercial interests must override distaste for the American presidentâs racism  misogyny and offhand bigotry.
[TGT] only compounded the affront by telling the prime minister â again in a tweet â not to âfocus on me  focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!â
Iâm sure you are    [TGT]  . But that is not the response of a friend. It is the dismissive taunt of the worldâs most overpromoted playground bully.
As it happens  I came to the conclusion that Mr. Trumpâs visit should be canceled in August  after the violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville  Va. When the most powerful person in the world fails the simplest test of democratic leadership â answering the question âWere the Nazis uniquely bad?â â the whole world is involved. The president failed that test conspicuously and gave comfort to the loathsome âidentitarianismâ that understands society as a competition between races  tribes and religion.
Groups like Britain First and their counterparts across Europe were inspired by Mr. Trumpâs refusal to single out for condemnation the white supremacists; they understood his reticence to be a wink of recognition. Now the wink has escalated into something close to outright endorsement.
In February  members of Parliament debated a petition signed by more than 1.8 million people objecting to  Mr. Trumpâs state visit . They were told by  Mrs. Mayâs  ministerial colleagues that Britainâs diplomatic  strategic and commercial interests must override distaste for the American presidentâs racism  misogyny and offhand bigotry.