There may be more to the former Prime Minister’s anger in the Commons earlier today than the immediate issue of the appointment of David Frost as National Security Adviser. Guido understands Theresa May has been fuming all day about reports she was “bullied and humiliated” by Donald Trump over the phone during her premiership. Her commons performance allowed her to both let off steam and appear less of a victim…
President Trump has written to the Director General of the World Health Organisation, with the conclusion of his administration’s review into the conduct of the WHO and its “failed response to the COVID-19 outbreak”. The letter lays out a cogent timetable of missteps, cover ups, and demands changes, not least demonstrable independence from China. The letter ends by threatening permanent US secession from the organisation if changes are not made…
“The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if it can actually demonstrate independence from China. My Administration has already started discussions with you on how to reform the organization. But action is needed quickly. We do not have time to waste.
That is why it is my duty, as President of the United States, to inform you that, if the World Health Organization does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization.”
Punchy. Read the letter in full here:
Speaking at a rally, President Trump monologues:
“When you test you have a case… if we didn’t do any testing we would have very few cases. They don’t want to write that.”
In a very dramatic few hours last night, Donald Trump gave an address to the nation announcing a new temporary travel ban from most European countries; an airstrike in Iraq – reportedly carried out by an Iranian-backed militia – killed two US and one UK soldier; US markets have tanked; Tom Hanks has announced he has Coronavirus; and the NBA has suspended its season. Slow news day…
In his TV broadcast, Trump announced the US is to suspend travel from the Schengen area of the EU for 30 days, including any foreign nationals who have spent more than 14 days in the newly-banned countries prior to their US visit. US citizens will remain unaffected, as will the UK. It’s nice to see the special relationship in action…
To add to the chaotic nature of events, Trump made three errors during the speech he seemingly struggled to read from the autocue; not least that the ban applies to cargo as well as people, which the Whitehouse has now clarified is not the case. Perhaps most bizarrely of all, American audiences at the time were watching a performance by 2008 Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, who was rapping while wearing a pink bear costume, before networks tuned into the President’s address.
Back in December Prince Harry thought he was spilling his heart out to Greta Thunberg. Unfortunately for the soon-departing royal, he was being led on by a couple of notorious Russian pranksters. Previously linked to the Kremlin…
During the phone call (co-conspirators can listen by pressing play above), Harry tells ‘Greta’ that Donald Trump has blood on his hands, due to his “pushing the coal industry“. The Sun also reports of another prank call with the prince (which the duo Vovan and Lexus do not appear to have uploaded) in which Prince Harry:
Don’t be surprised if woke Harry starts offering opinions like this more candidly after Megxit…
This has now surfaced and will make the easiest attack advert for Bernie…
