Supported by Massive #StopTrump Protests British House of Commons Debates Rejecting UK Visit by Donald Trump
‘A Disgusting, Immoral Man’
Thousands protested outside the British Parliament Monday as members of the House of Commons debated whether or not to support an official state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump. After several hours Members of Parliament, supported by overwhelming public dislike of the American billionaire and a petition boasting nearly 2 million signatures, said no to Trump.
The debate, which took place in Westminster Hall, was more of an opportunity for lawmakers to address the petition and will not ban Trump from entering the UK or meeting with the heads of state and government, the Queen and the Prime Minister. But it makes the nation’s dislike of Trump and all he stands for very public. It is under that cloud that President Trump’s visit to London will take place this summer.Â
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“Trump was labeled a misogynist, a bigot and a ‘petulant child’ by opposition legislators. They argued that a state visit planned for later this year will demean the U.K. and Queen Elizabeth II, the president’s official host,” the AP reports. Lawmaker Daniel Zeichner called Trump “a disgusting, immoral man,” and said Great Britain does “not welcome bigots.”Â
Check out the choir in Parliament Square #StopTrump pic.twitter.com/3IVIbgGg5V
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) February 20, 2017
‘We don’t need empty symbols of love and unity, we need anger and action’: Thousands of people at the anti-Trump protest in London tonight. pic.twitter.com/b56LS0Ynyr
— اسلام (@AfroArabian_) February 20, 2017
Massive crowds in #ParliamentSq for the #stoptrump rally this evening with hundreds still arriving pic.twitter.com/JdczlWwJ7x
— Robin Rayner (@Robin_Rayner) February 20, 2017
Proud to speak at #stoptrump demonstration at Westminster with so many other citizens of the world pic.twitter.com/PMUfkEVWUn
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) February 20, 2017
We will not bow down to racism!
We will not bow down to injustice!
We will not bow down to exploitation!#StopTrump pic.twitter.com/LKuKh4XAkW— Stop Trump (@UKStopTrump) February 20, 2017
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