Trump was not the successful businessman he tries to make out that he was. Several of his businesses were flops: they went belly-up. But in the presidency, he has found a rich source of income: so, he uses the presidency as a cash cow. He simply ignores the emoluments clauses which should prevent any president from profiting from the presidency whilst in office and just makes money from his position with merch, with payments from foreign powers, and by suing companies in each wind direction. The latest is his desire to drain the BBC of its money. The BBC, of course, has only taxpayers’ money, because it is financed through a licence fee.
This must be Donald Trump’s way of thanking our King for that hugely extravagant, unprecedented second state visit, which was financed by the taxpayer; and it must be his way of punishing the British taxpayer even further by demanding the absurd amount of $10bn from them.
That second state visit couldn’t have done much for transatlantic relations, could it? A few days ago, Trump proved that he was no friend of Europe’s with his absurd pronouncements. Now, by suing the BBC , he is proving that he is no friend of the UK, either. The so-called special relationship is an illusion, and anyone who believes in must surely be deluded. — © Mark Alexander