President Trump is an utterly appalling individual. He may have won the US Presidential election over a year ago, but I still can't believe, and will never believe, that he is the most powerful individual in the world. The US president is supposed to be the statesman (hopefully a stateswoman at some point!) of the free world, leading America, promoting democracy, peace and liberty abroad. What has Mr Trump done? None of those. Instead, he spends time ranting on twitter, demonizing all kinds of minority groups and leaving all those people he promised to help behind.
One of his most recent twitter posts has, rightly, sparked an uproar. An eruption of outrage was unleashed when Mr Trump retweeted three tweets from the deputy leader of Britain First, showing videos that, unsurprisingly, promoted hate towards Muslims. Britain First are truly obnoxious. Though they probably love all the airtime being given to them, awareness must be raised of their despicable values, that aim to turn people against one another. How the President could have thought it appropriate to associate himself with such a beast of a group, I don't know. Even if you remove Britain First from the debacle, some of the tweets have proven to be inaccurate. One, which showed an alleged Muslim migrant attacking a Dutch man on crutches has been proven to be factually incorrect. According to the US Netherlands Embassy, the perpetrator was 'born and raised in the Netherlands.' Britain First have no interest in victims, they only care about spreading their hateful agenda. Why, their deputy leader is herself on trial! We can all be critical of socially conservative elements of Islam, but that is never an excuse for making law-abiding Muslims feel uncomfortable. It is truly wrong to spread fear and mistrust between communities. Thankfully, the response from politicians of all political beliefs has been very reassuring. Though I wish Theresa May would go further by scrapping the planned state visit, it was pleasing to see the Prime Minister standing up to the President. As I've written previously, surely the whole point of a special relationship is being able to tell the other side when they are in the wrong without fear. A debate has been held in Parliament due an urgent question about Trump, all MPs having a chance to condemn his actions. However, the punishment for Trump's actions seems to go as far as banning him from the UK, according to some MPs. Due to his tweets and frequent rants against certain groups, he apparently shouldn't even be allowed to enter the country. Well, I definitely think the highly rushed state visit, posed only so Theresa May could visit Trump as soon as he was inaugurated, should not go ahead. No President has ever been offered a state visit so early on in their Premiership. He is not fit to meet the Queen, doesn't deserve all the rituals and would be a highly inappropriate affair. This doesn't constitute grounds for banning him altogether. Let us look at some of the ways a person can be banned from entering Britain. Anyone could be if the Home Office refuses to give a visa to that person, which, for Donald Trump, would be a diplomatic disaster. There are however, many more logical reasons as to why someone could be banned. I'm sure nobody would desire someone who has been jailed or convicted for an offence stepping foot on UK soil. As far as I'm aware, Mr Trump is, at the moment, law abiding, even if I despise his views. A person who has forged their documents or been given a travel ban has a legitimate reason not to be allowed in Britain. Mr Trump shouldn't be banned simply for having views most of three pubic disagree with. Surely, if he is going to come, the President should be told, why his opinions are so wrong. That is one of the key elements of being British: a tolerance for those we disagree with, yet being willing to stand up for the values of respect we hold dearly. If Mr Trump is simply left in the White House, surrounded by only those he agrees with, how will he learn what people really think of him? Obviously, I hope he is booted out in 2020, but three years is a long time. He must hear opposition from around the world in that time. I hope President Trump doesn't come to Britain. In an ideal scenario, the state visit would be delayed and delayed. By the time it was going to occur, Trump would have been replaced by a saner President. That is unlikely. The current President will probably come; I dearly hope not for a state visit. People must be ready to protest. A key reason someone could be banned from entering a country is if they were carrying a disease that could severely harm the public. Well, the only thing that would be spread by Trump is unity. Unity against his beliefs. Unity against his ideas. Unity to prove his vision for the world is wrong. I hope people democratically and peacefully take to the streets to protest if he comes. Not to protest against his arrival (he would already be here). Instead, to protest against what he stands for.
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