The UK understands Trump in myriad ways but it’s clear the Starmer and King Charles will not speak frankly to him. They will flatter and praise him to the high heavens, as we see in this unprecedented second State visit they have accorded him. This is undoubtedly one reason the UK has merely been subjected to just a 10 percent tariff unlike the EU nations, India, China, and others.
What would be the purpose of upsetting him? It's so easy to do, and it just creates more chaos. The US still has enormous economic importance. Speaking 'frankly' to him would be cutting their nose to spite their faces.
The UK understands Trump in myriad ways but it’s clear the Starmer and King Charles will not speak frankly to him. They will flatter and praise him to the high heavens, as we see in this unprecedented second State visit they have accorded him. This is undoubtedly one reason the UK has merely been subjected to just a 10 percent tariff unlike the EU nations, India, China, and others.
No. They won’t do anything to upset him.
What would be the purpose of upsetting him? It's so easy to do, and it just creates more chaos. The US still has enormous economic importance. Speaking 'frankly' to him would be cutting their nose to spite their faces.
Sad but true.