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The Times: Whoops! No planes to show Trump
Plans to wow Donald Trump with Britain’s newest bit of military kit when he visits the UK next month have been torn up amid fears that he would be underwhelmed by Britain’s ailing armed forces...
This was only ever Daily Fail speculation (wishful thinking?) based on 'a MOD source'. One of the cleaners?
Originally Posted by Daily Mail 2 Jun 2018
...Details of the display for Mr Trump have not been revealed, but it is likely to be at Portsmouth, where HMS Queen Elizabeth is based.
An MoD source said: ‘Given that it is Trump, we thought that something a bit macho would be appropriate. But they are American planes, so the Red Arrows could come out to add a more patriotic – and independent – touch.’
As most sensible folk said, it was never going to happen anyway (not least because QNLZ would have sailed for trials the previous month) but that didn't stop it becoming yet another mother lode for the expression of opinionated ignorance.