100 days of Trump: Starmer urged to cancel state visit
The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s term in the White House have provided reason enough for Keir Starmer to cancel the planned state visit, says Scottish Green Co-leader Patrick Harvie.
Mr Harvie’s comments come as the convicted felon President has celebrated a 100 day period that has included arming and supporting genocide in Gaza, ripping up environmental standards, waging economic attacks on his ‘allies’ and cozying up to Putin.
Mr Harvie said:
“100 days is more than long enough for Keir Starmer to see what a disaster Trump is for people and planet. He is a racist, misogynistic and climate wrecking fraudster. Neither he nor his politics should have any place here.
“What message does it send if we are rolling out the red carpet for a man who has such a proven contempt for human rights and for our environment? There is no good that can come from it.
“With the far right on the march around Europe, it will be a PR coup for Trump and those who want to replicate him.
“A lot of people in the US and beyond are scared of what four more years of Donald Trump will mean for them. It is those people we need to stand with and not a White House that represents the most extreme and hateful politics.
“Keir Starmer should never have invited Donald Trump in the first place, and after 100 days of chaos it is time to put a halt to it.”