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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Holly Baxter

We all know what the Trumps’ absurd UK state visit really means

Divided as the world might be right now, I think there’s something we can all agree on: Watching Donald Trump being pulled by horses through the grounds of Windsor Castle in the back of a gilded carriage is an excellent distraction.

The US president embarked on his second state visit this week, just a few days after Stephen Yaxley-Lennon supporters marched through London demanding something vague about “wanting their country back” while waving flags. They were visited via video-link by Elon Musk, just another billionaire who’s absolutely on the side of the working class and knows what they need, and who has been supporting the far right in Europe for a while now.

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