"Keir Starmer, like other Western leaders, has concluded that the key to getting positive outcomes from Trump is flattery and shameless sucking up, and (not for the first time) the royal family is being deployed to this end. But civic Britain will also have its say on Trump today, and perhaps mindful of his obsession with big crowds and his (supposed) love for free speech there will be protests all over the country, with the main one in London."
"When Mike Pence, Trump's vice president in the Trump's first administration, was asked he felt about being booed one night when he attended the theatre, he said that was the sound of freedom. Trump's response to protesters is much darker. But there is almost no chance of his hearing any of them today; his state visit is taking place entirely behind closed doors."
Official Britain is staging a full state visit for Donald Trump, including a day with King Charles at Windsor Castle and elaborate pageantry. Keir Starmer and other Western leaders pursue flattery to secure favorable outcomes from Trump, deploying the royal family as part of that approach. Civic Britain will stage widespread protests, including a main demonstration in London, reflecting concerns about Trump's attitudes to protesters and free speech. Mike Pence described being booed as 'the sound of freedom', while Trump's responses to protesters are described as much darker. The state visit proceedings are taking place largely behind closed doors.
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