SECRETARY FOR THE AIR FORCE
What should he have called her, Mrs. May?
I know that US presidents are hot on protocol. I remember Bush junior snapping "Who do you think you are talking to?" at some hapless reporter at a press conference when he accidentally called him "sir" instead of "Mr President".
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Here's a photo caption from today on the BBC website that calls her Prime Minister Theresa May:
Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with US President Donald Trump just a week after he started the top job.
An incident with similarities occurred in 2009 when Senator Barbara Boxer interrupted Brigadier General Michael Walsh when he addressed her as ma'am in Congressional testimony.
Airline pilot Jim Hill wrote Senator Boxer a somewhat partisan letter in response:
Jim Hill's Letter to Barbara Boxer : snopes.com
Anyway, here in America we know we can always count on the UK for your continued support and we really appreciate it.
I am surprised that Ms. Wilson, if confirmed, will be the first former Air Force officer to become Secretary. Similarly, I didn't realize until recently that there has only been one Chief of Naval Operations who didn't go to Annapolis. Sadly, in his case, it didn't end well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Wilson
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"She is the Rt Honourable etc etc...". Oh dear. No wonder the Americans think we're all up ourselves! What about Emperor Nero, Prince Harry, Mayor Quimby, Chief Wiggums....? Hair splittery aside, in general usage President Trump was spot on.
What's far more significant for this forum is her speech about limiting foreign military adventures to areas which pose a real threat to our own or allies interests, and that this appears to have met with strong agreement by the President.
What's far more significant for this forum is her speech about limiting foreign military adventures to areas which pose a real threat to our own or allies interests, and that this appears to have met with strong agreement by the President.
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Can you come up with a cite for that? Should he have asked 'Whom...'?
You can find all the references in print you like, but I have never heard a British broadcaster refer to or address the PM as "Prime Minister May (or Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher etc etc ). " Prime Minister" or "Mrs May (etc)" would be the norm.
(What is JB for, but for arguing the toss over entirely unimportant trivia?
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I always appreciated the fact that President G. H. W. Bush had been a combat pilot with 58 combat missions - therefore as President he wasn't ordering people to do something he hadn't been prepared to do himself - he appreciated what the risks and responsibilities were.
The PM is also First Lord of the Treasury.
Whilst 'Prime Minister May' is incorrect, I'd guess that "Good morning Prime Minister." would be OK.
Re Captain Wilson, I spent eight years in the RAF and, when I retired and became an airline first officer, no-one ever asked for my advice
Whilst 'Prime Minister May' is incorrect, I'd guess that "Good morning Prime Minister." would be OK.
Re Captain Wilson, I spent eight years in the RAF and, when I retired and became an airline first officer, no-one ever asked for my advice
Originally Posted by TTN
I remember Bush junior snapping "Who do you think you are talking to?" at some hapless reporter at a press conference when he accidentally called him "sir" instead of "Mr President".
Originally Posted by Airbubba
Airline pilot Jim Hill wrote Senator Boxer a somewhat partisan letter in response:
