Donald Trump’s Hidden Agenda Exposed as He Sets Out to Visit the UK and Deliver a Speech in Parliament

Donald Trump is expected to visit Britain during the first two weeks of September. His trip is shaping up to be bigger and more important than his last one. One of the key moments being planned is a major speech to Parliament.

If it happens, Trump would speak in Westminster Hall, a historic part of Parliament that was built in 1097. The last world leader to speak there was Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who addressed members of Parliament in 2023, a few months after his wife also spoke there.

Trump would likely appreciate the chance to speak in such a famous and old building, especially if he can announce a major achievement like helping to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. It’s a meaningful place for him too, as his mother was born and raised on the Scottish island of Lewis.

Parliament will return from its summer break on September 1 but will pause again for political party conferences starting September 16, only resuming in mid-October. This gives Trump just a short window to visit and deliver what is expected to be a very high-profile speech.

Trump was officially invited for a second state visit by King Charles. The invitation was delivered personally by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer when they met at the White House in February. Trump spoke warmly about the invitation, calling it an incredible honor. He said he has great respect for King Charles and the royal family, including Prince William, and he suggested that the visit would likely happen in September.

Trump previously made a state visit to Britain in 2019 during his first term, hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. Normally, US presidents don’t get a second full state visit if they return to office; instead, they might just be invited for a smaller event like a lunch at Windsor Castle.

If Trump addresses Parliament, he would be the first US president to do so since Barack Obama in 2011. Before Obama, Ronald Reagan also made a speech there in 1982. The late Queen Elizabeth II herself addressed Parliament six times during her reign, including special occasions like her Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

Several other important world leaders have had the honor of speaking to Parliament, including former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, French presidents Charles de Gaulle, François Mitterrand, and Nicolas Sarkozy, South African leader Nelson Mandela, and Pope Benedict XVI.

However, not everyone supports the idea of Trump speaking in Parliament. Labour MP Kate Osborne has urged the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, to block the invitation, following the example of former Speaker John Bercow, who previously refused Trump a similar opportunity. There’s already an online petition arguing that letting Trump speak would be wrong because his views and behavior do not match the values Parliament stands for.

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