White House aide Sebastian Gorka slammed the MPs and peers who are protesting against Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the UK. A group led by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, a former minister in Tony Blair’s government, has been formed to lobby against the US president’s address to both Houses of Parliament.
Speaking to Times Radio, Lord Foulkes said: “He is not a respecter of democracy, he does not respect the rule of law and we feel it would be inappropriate for him to address parliament.” He also labelled the Republican an “apologist for Putin” due to his stance on Ukraine. Labour MP Kate Osborne also wrote a letter to Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, urging him to “mirror the previous Speaker’s recommendation” to block Mr Trump.
In response, Mr Gorka slammed them as “cretinous”. He told GB News: “Keep doing it. You will be seen for what you are. You will be seen for the absolute cretinous individuals that you are. You will be seen for the flunk who has no clothes on.
“What do you think it will do to your political future? To block the most successful politician in the world who is at the helm of the most powerful nation?
“Go back and watch the footage of my boss with the then late, great Queen Elizabeth II. Look at the cheer, look at the spirit.
“Look at the absolute embodiment of the special relationship and tell me British people don’t want that. British people, who by the way fought for Brexit in the biggest assertion since the Magna Carta.”
In Ms Osborn’s letter, seen by The Times, she wrote: “It is up to our government to decide if they use the state visit to engage with Trump… but that does not translate to giving him the honour of addressing parliament.”
She also cautioned against “the risk of low attendance” leading to “negative or unintended consequences.”
Another Labour MP added: “Parliament has nothing to learn from a serial liar, cheat, womaniser and bankrupt. We don’t need Trump to lecture and dictate his unilateral terms to our elected representatives.”
Mr Trump’s visit to the UK is scheduled for September after King Charles personally extended the invitation through a letter handed over by Sir Keir Starmer.
The president’s prior visit in 2019 also sparked controversy when then-speaker John Bercow barred him from speaking to both houses of Parliament.
