‘Below contempt and beyond offensive’ – Sorcha Eastwood MP on Trump
this is from Sorcha EastwoodCoalition MP from Laganvalley, Northern Ireland, on Trump’s latest comments.
Any elected representative in Northern Ireland or the rest of the UK who continues to support Trump and claim to care about the UK after his shameful and disgusting comments about our military service needs to do the same. More than 400 UK service personnel have lost their lives in recent days in Afghanistan. Many more people lost their hands, legs, eyesight and mental health. You don’t need to write off those lives, that service, and those families, Trump. Absolutely below contempt and beyond offensive.
What is this ed davythe Lib Dem leader said about Donald Trump in a social media post last night.
457 British soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare they question his sacrifice. Farage and all others who are still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
Doug BeattyA former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly in Northern Ireland) and a former soldier have said that Donald Trump is “undeniable”. Referring to Trump’s comments about NATO and Afghanistan, he said:
Trump is really a stubborn person.
457 British military personnel killed in Afghanistan
More than 2,200 were injured, of which more than 620 were seriously injured.They fought with courage and dedication and Trump cannot be allowed to crush their memory.
Minister says Trump’s claims about NATO in Afghanistan ‘disappointing and wrong’
Good morning. donald trump It’s fun to take offense but the problem with a reputation for being outrageous and provocative is that, as people get used to your outbursts, you have to go even further to get a reaction. We are seeing an example of this this morning.
In his meanderings at Davos (a cavalcade of lies, as explained by CNN here), Trump repeated the criticism of NATO he had made earlier, saying: “What we’ve gotten from NATO is nothing more than protecting Europe from the Soviet Union and now Russia.” This was so wrong Nigel Farage Felt compelled to speak up and say so.
But yesterday, in what could be seen as a response to what Faraz said, trump It doubled.
Trump told Fox News that he is not confident that NATO allies will be there for the United States if we ever need it. He wore:
We never needed them. We never really asked him anything.
They will say they sent some troops to Afghanistan… and they did, they stayed a little behind, a little away from the front line.
Even in an era where derogatory comments are made all the time on social media, this has reached a new low; In almost every country in the world, disrespect for soldiers killed in conflict crosses a line.
As jamie grierson According to reports, British politicians are lining up to criticize the President.
And it seems that ministers have also been given license to speak. Over the past year, Keir Starmer and his team have avoided publicly criticizing Trump on almost everything. But Stephen KinnockThe Health Minister, who was doing media rounds for the Government this morning, felt confident speaking – even if he did not exactly express the outrage that many Britons will feel. Kinnock told Sky News:
President Trump’s comments are extremely disappointing, there’s no other way to say it. I really don’t know why he said that. I don’t think he has any basis to make such comments.
Kinnock explained:
Many British soldiers and many soldiers from other European NATO allies have given their lives in support of American-led missions in places such as Afghanistan, Afghanistan and Iraq…
I think anyone who wants to criticize the work they’ve done and the sacrifices they’ve made is clearly wrong. I think the reaction to President Trump’s comments has been very clear from across the political spectrum, and I think the British public feels very strongly about the need to protect our armed forces and support them in the incredibly important work that they do in the dangerous and turbulent world in which we live.
Starmer himself has not yet commented, but Kinnock said he expected the PM to raise the issue directly with Trump. “I’m sure he will raise the issue with the president,” Kinnock told LBC.
Here is the agenda for the day.
10 am: Peers resumed their debate on the Assisted Dying Bill. As jessica elgot According to reports, the bill’s supporters believe that the mishandling of the bill by its opponents means that there is almost no chance of this law being passed before the end of this parliamentary session.
Morning: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is on a visit to Essex. Separately, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey is visiting Surrey.
11.30 am: Downing Street holds a lobby briefing.
Early afternoon: Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar holds a press conference about the hospital infection scandal.
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