Visit of Trump

Ah, but he didn't make his money - he inherited it from his father, along with his father's successful business interests. He has LOST money and damaged the businesses. He now inherits a successful nation and is working hard at damaging that.

I was not refering solely to Donald.

I do like the fact that his mother was Scottish.
There must be some good in him.
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Ian Brady was born in Glasgow to a Scottish mother! ???

I don't think the Scots are pleased about his mother, or the golf course he has built there. It's also a prime example of his money losses.
www.businessinsider.com/trump-scotland-golf-course-loses-1-million-a-year-and-locals-hate-it-2019-3?r=US&IR=T

At the risk of lowering the tone here...

after all, he wasn't born into money and he's done very nicely thank you.
Yes he was and his real estate business was inherited from his father.

grannyqueenie

It would be interesting to know what formative influences affected little Donald's childhood.

grsnnyqueenie see above, made me smile smile

Alexa apparently his utter shit of a father

I don't like Trump, but I think we should be gracious and generous to him for the sake of the American people. Let us show him and them that we are good people.

If someone you didn't agree with or who you thought was a bit of an idiot came to your house you would probably still be civil and treat him or her politely.

I wouldn’t invite someone as ungracious and pig ignorant and sexist and stupid and racist to my house. I just hope he does something really really awful

I do feel sorry for Her Majesty having to meet this vile person. I hope she chooses to wear her lovely blue hat again to show him that he might be Putin's puppet but she is not and still hopes that the UK will remain in the EU.

after all, he wasn't born into money and he's done very nicely thank you.

Really?

Here's a biography of his father who had a real estate business profitable enough to 'loan' his son $14 million in the 1970s.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump

He's certainly 'common', though not in the way that you imply, GG54...

Sorry, repeating something already posted by Callistemon. Didn't realise the thread had moved on...

I have heard it often said that Trump is such a useless businessman that he would have done better just to put his father's money in a Post Office Savings account. Many of his attempts at business resulted in abject failure, bankruptcy and liquidation.

He is a successful conman who made his name as a TV host. The comedian who has just become President of the Ukraine probably has more ability to govern.

It bears repeating, Maizie. For someone who is always singing his own praises as the best ever at everything and who puts great store by the accumulation of dosh, Trump is very good at losing it, and very bad at actually generating any.

Anyone thinking that the Americans will be offended if we demonstrate against Trump should check out the number of demonstrations there have been in the USA against him.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_protests_against_Donald_Trump

Why should anyone, including Brits, respect the office of POTUS when the incumbent President doesn't respect it himself?

Donald Trump has recently accused the UK of spying on his 2016 election campaign on behalf of President Obama. He, typically, has produced no evidence to back up this accusation. Such a good friend to the Brits!

Groan, just groan. I have been a bit out of the loop with the news and this is just about the end.

Oh dear, when I started this thread I expected some spirited responses, but my expectations have been exceeded. I’ve read through most of it, and am a little lost for words, unusual for me! Lots I agree with, the majority actually, a bit I disagree with, but at the end of the day, I’m not too worked up about DT’s visit, I’ll see it on the news but that’s it really. I hope we don’t fly another balloon though, I think that demeans the U.K. I suppose what I really think is that whatever he does that he shouldn’t , or doesn’t do that he should , or if he behaves impeccably (probably unlikely) we should remain dignified.

I stand corrected re the source of his money...having been told umpteen times...thanks to all.
There is no need to be nasty about him. You/we only know what you/we read and hear news-wise. He must have some good qualities.

Why must he have some good qualities? ( clue: he hasn’t)

Flying a balloon does not demean the UK - it probably gets us brownie points.