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highplainsdem

(49,044 posts)
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 09:37 AM Oct 2017

Donald Trump sparks fury from Brits after saying that crime has soared by 13 per cent in UK because

Source: The Sun

Donald Trump sparks fury from Brits after saying that crime has soared by 13 per cent in UK because of ‘radical Islamic terror’


Lib Dem deputy leader Jo Swinson blasted the President, saying: "Stop misleading and spreading fear.

"Hate crime is up and it is fuelled by the kind of populist xenophobia you peddle."

Mike Gapes, a Labour MP, joked: "Dear President Trump. It appears that some stupid fool has hacked into your Twitter account."

And Tory MP Nicholas Soames suggested that Mr Trump should concentrate on America's problems, tweeting to him: "#thenfixguncontrolyoudafttwerp".

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Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4729293/donald-trump-sparks-fury-from-brits-after-saying-that-crime-has-soared-in-uk-because-of-jihadist-terror/



Love the way Soames nailed Trump: "You daft twerp."


Editing to add that Soames is Winston Churchill's grandson, which I just learned from this beautiful headline at The Hill:

Winston Churchill's grandson calls Trump a 'daft twerp'

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/356365-winston-churchills-grandson-calls-trump-a-daft-twerp
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Donald Trump sparks fury from Brits after saying that crime has soared by 13 per cent in UK because (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2017 OP
Trump's moron rate just increased 13% underpants Oct 2017 #1
Just when it seemed True Dough Oct 2017 #3
he's reaching new heights every day NewJeffCT Oct 2017 #7
"It appears that some stupid fool has hacked into your Twitter account." tanyev Oct 2017 #2
Does Trump even know that what he hears on Fox and Friends are lies? Botany Oct 2017 #4
Who could want for more in international relations Plucketeer Oct 2017 #5
Multiple world leaders have asked "What is your president talking about?" IronLionZion Oct 2017 #11
There is definitely some stupid fool using Trump's twitter account IronLionZion Oct 2017 #6
First of all Timmygoat Oct 2017 #8
Sorry Timmygoat Oct 2017 #9
Big grin Maxheader Oct 2017 #10
Intentional distraction Sugarcoated Oct 2017 #12
I'm stealing "daft twerp" and applying for copyright spiderpig Oct 2017 #13
Nobody can mock and insult like the Brits NastyRiffraff Oct 2017 #14
Good to hear the British are pushing back. ornotna Oct 2017 #15
"#thenfixguncontrolyoudafttwerp" BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #16
lol JohnSmith111 Oct 2017 #17
His buddies at the Daily Mail will love that... Blue_Tires Oct 2017 #18
There he goes again FakeNoose Oct 2017 #19
It's really TO bad Plucketeer Oct 2017 #20
MAGA AmandaRuth Oct 2017 #21
Straight from cable news to Trump's stubby fingers, barely touching his tiny brain: Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #22
Winston Churchill's grandson calls Trump a 'daft twerp'. Perhaps Putin & Assad will have trump over Sunlei Oct 2017 #23
British insults are impressive. yardwork Oct 2017 #24

IronLionZion

(45,559 posts)
11. Multiple world leaders have asked "What is your president talking about?"
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:50 AM
Oct 2017

As if the dude is hell bent on trying to convince us that things are terrible in other countries, when it just isn't so.

Timmygoat

(779 posts)
8. First of all
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:43 AM
Oct 2017

The crime rate in the UK is minuscule compared to the US, and is not caused by radical islamic terrorists, here we have people like the
Las Vegas shooter, the shooter in the African American church, also in the school at Sandy Hook, what do they have in common, they are all white , and all are gun nuts. Instead of blaming muslims, he should blame tyhe NRA and those who are too scaled to put any controls at all on guns.

Maxheader

(4,374 posts)
10. Big grin
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:47 AM
Oct 2017

"Mike Gapes, a Labour MP, joked: "Dear President Trump. It appears that some stupid fool has hacked into your Twitter account." "

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
13. I'm stealing "daft twerp" and applying for copyright
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:30 AM
Oct 2017

Of course, the Daft Twerp probably has no idea who Winston Churchill was.

ornotna

(10,807 posts)
15. Good to hear the British are pushing back.
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:49 AM
Oct 2017

The Sun is notorious for fabricating it’s own “truth” for sales. Much like our Dear Leader.

FakeNoose

(32,805 posts)
19. There he goes again
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 12:23 PM
Oct 2017

...just making shit up because it fits his scenario.

Am I the only one who thinks Cheeto would be the perfect evil twin of Archie Bunker?
(Apologies to Carroll O'Connor who really is the perfect Archie Bunker.)



Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
23. Winston Churchill's grandson calls Trump a 'daft twerp'. Perhaps Putin & Assad will have trump over
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 07:55 PM
Oct 2017

for Christmas.

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