“He’s not running the country. He’s now in Delaware, sleeping. When you have somebody that’s going to be sleeping instead of coming to the coronation, as president of the United States, it’s a bad thing. I don’t think he can do it physically, actually. I think it’s hard for him to do it physically. Certainly, he should be here. He’s our representative of our country. I was surprised when I heard that he wasn’t coming. I was very surprised to see that. I think it’s very disrespectful for him not to be here.” – Accused rapist Donald Trump, speaking to douchebag Brexit leader Nigel Farage on Britain’s version of Fox News.
Britain’s Hello Magazine provides a fact-check:
Tradition dictates that US Presidents should not attend events such as coronations as a result of the USA’s proud independence from the rule of the United Kingdom. Ever since the US broke away from British rule on the July 4 1776, no US president has attended the coronation of a British monarch. For the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, President Eisenhower sent a delegation including Earl Warren, the then-governor of California, and the US army’s first chairman, Omar N. Bradley.
? Trump says he “was very surprised” Biden will not attend the Coronation, adding “I think it’s very disrespectful for him not to be here”.pic.twitter.com/wyEYgZGd04
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) May 3, 2023
Trump bashes ‘very disrespectful’ Biden after President rejects UK’s invitation to Charles III coronation https://t.co/W76WwPJDvk
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 4, 2023
This is correct. Joe Biden’s deliberate absence from the Coronation is hugely disrespectful and insulting towards the British people.
Joe Biden Coronation absence ‘disrespectful’ https://t.co/SbpnCE0gXd
— Nile Gardiner (@NileGardiner) May 3, 2023