Search This Blog

Friday, July 13, 2018

Now It's Royal Protocol

Never ones to run short of reasons to criticize President Trump the mainstream media is writing tonight about how the President breached "royal protocol" thereby insulting queen Elizabeth and all of Britain.  Unbelievable!

Here's how the article in yahoo news put it:

Overall, a certain deference to the queen is expected. Arrive before her, don’t speak unless spoken to or sit or eat until she has, and never turn your back or leave before she does. Trump managed to publicly flout a few of these rules of protocol.

Yahoo doesn't seem to understand that there is royal protocol for British subjects, and there are niceties that non-British individuals should follow, but there are also separate rules for other heads of state.  The head of state from another country need not follow the ordinary British royal protocol.  Indeed, another head of state is the only person who can treat the queen as an equal.  President Trump is the head of state of the USA.  American presidents do not bow to foreigners.  Remember the big upset when Obama bowed to the Saudi king in 2009.  The White House issued a statement denying that Obama had bowed.  Trump is not going to bow to the British queen now.  Similarly, a head of state need not wait for the queen to speak.  The same is true with regard to all the other rules.  All that is required is for the head of state to treat the queen with respect, something that Trump clearly did.

I know that most of the media hates President Trump.  They're allowed to have their views.  Still, it just gets so old to listen endlessly to baseless charges made against him by people who don't even know what they are talking about.

No comments: