Donald Trump: President claims the Queen was actually late to meet him, and the internet can't cope - Independent

Donald Trump: President claims the Queen was actually late to meet him, and the internet can't cope
Posted on August 3, 2018 by Lowenna Waters in news 
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Remember when Trump came to visit the UK, a huge orange baby blimp flew across London, and more than 25,0000 people took to the streets in protest?

Well, the president of the United States is now claiming that when he met with the Queen during his July state visit, it was HER who was late, not him, when they met for afternoon tea at Windsor Castle.

Yes, really. This is despite the fact it was reported he managed to break royal protocol twice when meeting the Queen, first by failing to bow, and second by walking in front of her.

Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania last night, Trump said that the 'fake fake disgusting' news was responsible for lying about his encounter with Queen Elizabeth.

Speaking to the rally, he said:

I was asked to have tea with the Queen, who is incredible by the way. Incredible. 

I landed [and] I'm on the ground and I'm waiting with the King's and the Queen's guards, wonderful people. I'm waiting.

I was about 15 minutes early and I'm waiting with my wife and that's fine. Hey, it's the Queen, right? We can wait. But I'm a little early.

He continued:

So, I then go up and meet the Queen and she is fantastic. We then go up and we have tea. And I didn't know this - it was supposed to last 15 minutes but it lasted like an hour. Because we got along. And she liked our first lady and our first lady liked her.

But we got along fantastically well. But the time went by - you know, sometimes you get along and the time goes by.

So here was the story by the fake news: The president was 15 minutes late for the Queen. Wrong.

And then, here's the rest of the story: The president overstayed. So I was late and I overstayed. But honestly, folks, it was such a beautiful, beautiful visit and afternoon.

But they can make anything bad because they are the fake, fake, disgusting news.

Right, OK. Many people on the Internet were quick to point out that this doesn't really add up.

Some were quick to point out that when they two met, there is video of the Queen appearing to check her watch.


11th Hour
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 WATCH: Here's the moment when the Queen appeared to check her watch before Pres. Trump arrived to meet her today. Learn more: https://nbcnews.to/2uxNopg

12:58 PM - Jul 14, 2018

Others were shocked that Trump doesn't seem to realise that the meeting was televised.

Donna Richards
@ResumeWonder
Replying to @11thHour @ryaninteractive
Does he not realize that there is video?

10:09 AM - Aug 3, 2018

Denise Bali
@DBalistrer
Replying to @11thHour @StacieDerepent2
Does he know the event was televised live and he left a 92 year old woman standing in the heat?

10:20 AM - Aug 3, 2018
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Others pointed out they thought the claims to be completely untrue.

michael movic
@oldmanliver
Replying to @11thHour @MSNBC
At This Point The Only
One To Believe Trump
Is Trump

9:55 AM - Aug 3, 2018
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Gemma Greene
@gemmagreene16
 Trump says HM The Queen made HIM wait.
We, Mr Trump, are not blind to your vile character & will not be convinced to disbelieve our own eyes.
Whatever one might think of her position, you kept a 92 yr old lady waiting in blazing heat.
We will not forget that.

6:23 PM - Aug 3, 2018
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Denise
@denise76300
Replying to @11thHour @MSNBC
Hey @realDonaldTrump is this one of those time when we shouldn’t believe what we see??

10:12 AM - Aug 3, 2018 · Canton, MA

Others brought up the fact Queen Elizabeth wore a brooch gifted to her by Obama to meet Trump.

Darla Beattie
@BeattieDarla
Replying to @11thHour @MSNBC
He lies about absolutely everything!  Still makes me laugh that Her Majesty was wearing a brooch given to her from President Obama though😂

9:55 AM - Aug 3, 2018

LaRhonda
@LaRhondaS
Replying to @BeattieDarla and 2 others
I’m sure he will have something nasty to say about that brooch, soon enough. He may even say he told her that he would give her a much nicer one than Obama did. A bigger one. The biggest and nicest brooch she ever got from anyone.

10:14 AM - Aug 3, 2018

Others brought up the fact that he appeared to walk in front of her, a 92-year-old woman, when the two met.

Kelly Hamilton
@kellyhamilton49
Replying to @11thHour @MSNBC
Trump is such an embarrassment!

10:56 AM - Aug 3, 2018


Some just thought the whole thing was rather ridiculous.

alien
@osseuscadaver
 why does trump talking about not being late to meet the queen sound like a bad stand up story

5:09 PM - Aug 3, 2018
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HT The Daily Mail

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Black student claims member of college staff reported her to police for eating lunch
Posted about an hour ago by Greg Evans in news 
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A sophomore student at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, has claimed that she was questioned by a 'member of staff' at the school as to if she was a student while she read and ate in a common room.

Oumou Kanoute, who is working as a residential advisor and teaching assistant for the summer, posted two videos on her Facebook page on Tuesday when she was approached by a police officer during a break.

In her Facebook post, you can see an officer approach her and ask what she is doing there. Once she says why, the officer apologises and explains why he had been called over.

She writes:

I am blown away by the fact that I cannot even sit down and eat lunch peacefully.

Today someone felt the need to call the police on me while I was sitting down reading, and eating in a common room at Smith College.

This person didn't try to bring their concerns forward to me but instead decided to call the police.

I did nothing wrong, I wasn't making any noise or bothering anyone. All I did was be black.

It's outrageous that some people question my being at Smith College and my existence overall as a woman of colour.

I was very nervous and had a complete meltdown after this incident. It's just wrong and uncalled for.

No students of colour should have to explain why they belong at prestigious white institutions.

I worked my hardest to get into Smith, and I deserve to feel safe on my campus.


In the second video, she calmly responds to the officer by highlighting how often these type of incidents are becoming in America.

It’s OK. It’s just like, the kind of stuff like this happens way too often, where people just feel threatened.

According to The Daily Dot, a school official told MassLive.com that someone was reported who "seemed out of place" but upon inspection campus police "found nothing suspicious about the student's presence".

In a separate Facebook post, Oumou states that a white member of staff had reported her as a "suspicious black male".

She also demands that Smith releases the name of the employee who called 911 so that "they can confront and acknowledge the harm done to me as a student".

However, the school has responded by saying that it is not policy to release the name of the caller.

In a statement on Facebook the school writes:

We have received multiple requests to release the name of the individual who called campus police.

Under college policy, any campus police records that are released must redact the names of parties involved.

This policy recognises the potentially adverse consequences of releasing identifying information, especially in those cases where doing so may discourage the use of this critical safety resource.

They also clarified that they have reached out to Oumou and that an investigation into the incident will be conducted by Human Resources and Campus Police.

Yesterday, campus police responded to a call from an employee reporting an unknown person who “seemed to be out of place” in a Smith building where the dining area was in use by the college’s summer programmes.

A campus police officer responded to the site and spoke with the individual, a Smith undergraduate student of colour, who was on a break from her on-campus job.

Campus police found nothing suspicious about the student's presence.

This incident has raised concerns in our community about bias and equity. Smith College does not tolerate race or gender-based discrimination in any form.

Such behaviour can contribute to a climate of fear, hostility and exclusion that has no place in our community.

We have reached out to the student to offer support and discuss next steps and will conduct an investigation of the incident with the employee, with human resources and with campus police.

We strongly encourage any member of the community experiencing bias in any form to immediately notify the college,

This incident is just one in a growing trend of incidents where black members of the public in the United States have been reported to the police for having BBQs, selling water or attending a public swimming pool.

HT New York Post