Like him or loathe him, as President of the most powerful nation on Earth and, incidentally, the UK's most staunch ally, Donald Trump is entitled to respect, for his office even if not for himself.
Nonetheless, Jeremy Corbyn, an avowed Marxist and friend of terrorists such as Hamas and the IRA, Vince Cable, a failed socialist who found a home with the liberal elite of the Liberal Democrats although his stance on Brexit demonstrates that he is no democrat, and John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons although he seems to speak for no one but himself, have all refused invitations to a state banquet when Mr Trump visits this country in June
Cable, Corbyn and Bercow; three real heavyweights of world politics, men who bestride the globe, whose every word is awaited with baited breath …………. Only in their own fevered imaginations. These three object to President Trump's expressed views on various issues and also to his general political approach, and yet they have had no such difficulty in welcoming Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin, Chinese dictator, Xi Jinping and paying court to assorted other unpleasant characters. While Putin and Xi imprison, torture and murder their opponents, Trump fights his in court; Trump is accused of "racist and misogynistic rhetoric" while Putin invades neighbouring countries with impunity and Xi consigns millions of Muslims to internment camps.
The utter hypocrisy of Cable, Corbyn and Bercow is hard to believe, and yet it is true. These bigoted, arrogant and pompous little men are perfectly happy to snub the United Kingdom's biggest ally while pandering to its greatest foes.
What is this country coming to when people such as this are in positions of power ?
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