Earlier today President Trump re-tweeted some videos showing radical Islamism and behavior of their terroristic followers. The videos originated from a twitter account of a U.K. citizen. Prime Minister Theresa May took exception to the sunlight:
“It is wrong for the President to have done this,” May’s office said in response to the retweeted videos, initially posted by British far-right leader Jayda Fransen of Britain First.
“Britain First seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions,” May said in a statement. “They cause anxiety to law-abiding people.” (read more)
Moments ago, President Trump responded (again, via Twitter):
The hidden part of this back-and-forth is the strategic two-layer cover this is providing PM Theresa May. Here’s what media won’t point out:
#1) Prime Minister May’s government is currently in a furnace within the U.K. over the ongoing Brexit issues. A criticism from Trump ends up bolstering her support as tenuous allies will now rally to her PC defense.
#2) Prime Minister May’s public defense of European political correctness, well received by the far-left within Britain, when contrast against the internal Islamic threat – will also allow her to take more aggressive action against the local Islamists.
No-one in the U.K. wants an attack where horrible POTUS Trump can say: “Toldyaso” etc.
Brilliant…. and horrible.
Oh, the vulgarian…
Brilliant.
Domestic Approval Ratings:
.@Theresa_May, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2017