As the protesters gather for President Trump’s impending visit to the UK, a debate is going on over whether it’s all got a bit too much. Given that the US president managed to visit Emmanuel Macron in France with little hoo-ha, are some Brits overreacting over this instance of international diplomacy?
That was the topic of conversation at least on the Good Morning Britain this morning. In an interview, Piers Morgan accused Ash Sarkar – the left-wing blogger – of hypocrisy for protesting Trump’s visit over his policy of splitting families on the Mexican border when she hadn’t done the same for her ‘hero’ Obama’s previous visit over his own border policy. Only there was one problem – Sarkar isn’t an Obama fan, she ‘s a ‘communist – you idiot!’:
In an extremely fiery debate, we discuss the thousands of people who are expected to protest against President Trump… @piersmorgan @susannareid100
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