Pierce: Will the US-British Alliance Suffer Over...a Wedding?

[babylonsister]

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a14500597/royal-wedding-obama-trump/

Will the US-British Alliance Suffer Over...a Wedding?
Long live the reality TV administration*.

By Charles P. Pierce
Dec 26, 2017


This is supposed to be an easy week, as if there is such a thing these days, so, here at the shebeen we look for any light and any laughter. Any story over which we can laugh at both the president* and the British Royal Family is as welcome as leftover cheesecake pie. From Politico:

Prince Harry is close to the Obamas following their collaboration during the Invictus Games, a sporting event for war veterans, in September. The British government is concerned with the potential diplomatic fallout if the former American president meets the royal family before the current president does. “Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it’s causing a lot of nervousness,” the tabloid quotes a “senior government source” saying. “Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the queen.” The report indicated that May could have the final word over inviting the Obamas. “If the PM [Theresa May] lays down the law, Harry will just have to suck it up,” said the government official.

OK, it’s a British tab, so take it with a boxcar full of salt. But it’s also like nothing else we’ve experienced before the country lost its mind and elected this guy. By all rights, there should be no protocol problem if a prince wants to invite both a former president and the current president to his wedding. But the current president has to be handled like a delicate flower with nuclear weapons, so a thousand years of royal prerogative go down the Chunnel. This president* is doing worse things to our relationship with Great Britain than any president since Thomas Jefferson. I expect that will be tweeted any day now.

[Thrill]

1. Fuck Trump

Invite who you want to the wedding

[pnwmom]

2. No, the Prince reportedly ONLY wants to invite the previous President.

And from other things I've read, they wouldn't normally invite the current President anyway (even if they didn't despise him) because of security concerns.

But they're supposedly afraid of DT's reaction if they follow their usual practice.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Does Harry want anti-Trump protests at his wedding?

The Brits hate Trump.

[SharonClark]

4. Pierce is quoting Politico which is quoting an unnamed tabloid which is quoting an

unnamed government official.

Pierce is just doing a little leg pull with this article.

[elfin]

8. Point taken, BUT Tabs can get a gossipy real scoop now and then

I remember the Enquirer busting John Edwards for one.

If May as PM nixes an Obama wedding invite (if that were to be sent in the first place), there just might be a "private" congratulatory gathering of a smaller, more intimate group of the creme de la creme with gorgeous decorations and many many world-wide photos after the event to show what true friendship looks like between two nations.

And of course, no Trump invite to any function. If he somehow weasels his way in, he and Malaria can sit with Princess Michael in the rear, who will wear her racist brooch.

[ProudLib72]

5. At least Obama would not interrupt the wedding ceremony to brag about himself.

[onecaliberal]

6. Harry should invite whomever hed like to his wedding and the gov should piss off

[VMA131Marine]

7. The last thing Harry wants...

Is Trump using his tiny hands to 'muscle' his way to the front and center of the wedding photographs; because, you know he would.

[Deb]

9. The Princess and the Pee

I think we know how this story ends.

[BannonsLiver]

10. May has no authority here

It’s not a state event. She’d be wise to steer clear of it anyway given she is considerably less popular than the royal family. Being seen as trying to push Harry around is a bad look for her.

[edbermac]

11. In a perverse way, I think Trump should be invited.

Because we all know he'll commit some outrageous faux pas and make himself look like an even bigger buffoon in front of the world.