Trump Refuses G7 Talks With May Because Of "school Mistress" Tone

[Kromovaracun]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/07/donald-trump-tired-theresa-mays-school-mistress-tone-may-turn/

How exactly do people expect we are going to negotiate trade deals with such an unreliable leader?

Other than grovelling, I mean.

[ToraToraTora]

...I'd have thought he'd like that :)

[Kromovaracun]

I think he's more interested in watersports.

[anneasquith]

Awe, it was such a great friendship initially, so no " hand holding" in the future ?

[Gromit]

He might take notice if May wore a swimsuit.










Sorry, I didn’t think that one through.

[ludwig]

Trump does and says things seemingly on a whim. This more a reflection of his unreliability than hers.

[scooping]

I'm a Tory but she should have gone after the gen. elec. in 2016, in the same way that Cameron went within 48 hours of the leave vote.

[Kromovaracun]

//This more a reflection of his unreliability than hers//

That's what I meant, sorry. Just realised my OP could be read the other way quite easily...

[Kromovaracun]

*other meaning 'wrong'.

I am having a bad day for writing.

[ichkeria]

Bernard Manning would have been too politically correct for Trump - it may be a case of trying to weather the storm and hope that in 2 and a half years time he’s consigned to history.
Because I don’t think it would matter who the PM was.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe he knows how the Cabinet feels then.

It has compensations though. Teacher likes to give out lots of fudge.

[ludwig]

// That's what I meant, sorry. Just realised my OP could be read the other way quite easily...//

Oh I see. Yes, I agree then. Difficult to deal with anyone like that on any level.

[youngmafbog]

Trump is a business man not a Politician and as such he seems to be able to get the back up of the Establishment.

Good on him, about time someone did it and seeing the comments from the usual on here he is doing well.

[Kromovaracun]

Are you optimistic about our chances of negotiating a trade deal with a person like this, YMB?

[jim360]

It would be nice to think that Trump's success was measured by what he achieved, rather than who he annoyed...

[youngmafbog]

Krom - Yes so long as we respect that he will be looking for a business deal, one that will of course benefit the USA but no reason it should not benefit us too. If we go in all heavy handed and using put-down and hate language then no we wont.

jim, as I pointed out yesterday and you agreed, you would not like The Donald if he cured World hunger and created World Peace.

He will be measured by his success, the very fact he winds people like you up (Establishment types) shows he is doing something right. It will probably surprise you but many people have different views to you.

[jim360]

I don't remember agreeing to that for myself, at least. Also I'm enjoying the idea that I'm an "establishment" type :/

[jim360]

In fact, that entire answer of yours smacks of an inverted snobbery. Of course I know that people don't have the same views as I do, sometimes. I'd have thought that AB taught me that by now, even if I hadn't learned it in the rest of my life...

[youngmafbog]

jim, here you go (although I admit to doing a bit of a Gromit)

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1609786.html

While ymb is partly right in his "you'd hate Trump if he brought about world peace" retort,


And I'm a snob now am I ? That's a first I'm usually called a slob.

[Kromovaracun]

//If we go in all heavy handed and using put-down and hate language then no we wont.//

Or, apparently, the wrong tone of voice (I wonder if it's just the PM who needs to watch her tone or just everyone we send on a trade mission). Or anything too "politically correct" (a famously elastic term, especially in Trump's case). Or anything that isn't just abject grovelling, really.

And even then, Trump has no problem whatsoever with just unilaterally pulling out of agreements from nowhere or changing policy because he feels like it.

I really struggle to see how we can possibly hope to negotiate anything lasting with someone who is that erratic.

[youngmafbog]

It's not actually that erratic. Personally I can usually see where he is coming from and why. If you think he is going to act like an Establishment politician then you will (and clearly are) be disappointed.

As for the PM she often does come over as high and mighty, it's not just the tone of voice but her whole demeanour. We have seen it with others too, she thinks she knows best and *** everyone else. That will not work with President Trump.

Basically if any politicians had any proper jobs before going to politics then they may be able to work with him. Establishment politicians (part of the swamp) will struggle.

And so far, I have seen nothing wrong with his understanding pf 'politically correct'.