cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/63912534
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticised Britain’s invitation to Mr Donald Trump for a second state visit, saying it undermined his government’s effort to project a united front against the US President’s talk of annexing Canada.
Mr Starmer, who is trying to improve trading ties with the US after Britain left the European Union, has sought to play to its strengths when dealing with Mr Trump, talking up its security expertise, pledging higher defence spending, and offering the pomp and pageantry that comes with a state visit.
It’s just an invitation though right? He’s not actually planning on actually coming here? This is when you bump into someone and say “yeah let’s get a drink sometime” and you fucking hope they don’t actually do it, right?