Royal visit to Trump sends completely wrong message
King Charles’ state visit to the US sends the wrong message at the wrong time, says the Scottish Greens external affairs spokesperson Patrick Harvie.
Branding US President Donald Trump a war criminal and a racist, Patrick urged the UK government to end its deference to the White House.
Patrick said:
“This visit should not be going ahead. It sends the completely wrong message at the wrong time.
“Donald Trump is no friend of Scotland, the UK or the wider world. He is unquestionably a war criminal, as well as a climate denier, a racist, and a man with an increasingly weak grasp on reality.
“Trump has aided Israel in its genocide in Gaza, has had the US military carry out brutal bombing attacks in Iran killing dozens of girls during their school day, bombed oil depots exposing thousands, if not millions of Iranian civilians to toxic fumes while also endangering their lives, homes and our climate.
“The continued deference being shown by Keir Starmer’s government to this profoundly dangerous man is worse than a national embarrassment.
“A royal visit to the White House only further embeds the idea that the UK is willing to align itself with this dangerous US administration. It is time to stop pretending that Trump is an ally and start recognising him as the threat that he is.”