Reply to: Mass Resignation

[SueEllen]

It's on the BBC now but unobtrusively at US & Canada - BBC News with a fairly downplayed slant.

Maybe it's actually not a very big deal, this is the thing I can't tell without knowing the US well.

I know people in the US and asked one of them. Problem is as they aren't "normal" Americans e.g. have lived abroad they see political stories of Trump changing things as a big deal.

[shaunbhoy]

Maybe it's actually not a very big deal, this is the thing I can't tell without knowing the US well.

Not to worry d000hg. You are in the right place.

There is no shortage of people that will tell you it is a HUGE deal.......even though they don't know the US well either. And ye shall know them by the slope of their forehead!!

Isn't CUK great for that?

[d000hg]

With the senior state officials they always resign when a new administration comes in. The new administration up until now has always declined their resignations simply because they are the people who know how things actually work.

So do we have confirmation their resignations HAVE been accepted or is it up in the air?

Oh and for those wondering why it isn't on the BBC - while should an internal US story be on a UK website when our PM is making a official visit and there is loads of other UK, European and world news?

I saw it on the Independent's site last evening.

It's on the BBC now but unobtrusively at US & Canada - BBC News with a fairly downplayed slant.

Maybe it's actually not a very big deal, this is the thing I can't tell without knowing the US well.

[darmstadt]

The same people who organised a coup in Ukraine , backed the military take-over in Egypt and started a civil war in Syria?

Doesn't seem like a great loss really.

I thought that was all the fault of the EU, well according to Brexiters it was 🤔

[Mordac]

Mexico has been thrown to the wolves.

They have nothing to fear, Wolves are crap. I predict 5-0 to Mexico. Oh bugger, wrong forum...

[GB9]

Trump to introduce an import tax on Mexican goods to pay for the wall.........

[BlasterBates]

TM will come back from the meeting, land at Heathrow and promptly announce to the nation "I have in my hand a piece of paper... "

Mexico has been thrown to the wolves.

[SueEllen]

TM will come back from the meeting, land at Heathrow and promptly announce to the nation "I have in my hand a piece of paper... "

Scarily that's not the first time I've heard that today...

[WTFH]

The British will be able to glow with pride when May is the first leader to meet Mr Trump.

...then again

TM will come back from the meeting, land at Heathrow and promptly announce to the nation "I have in my hand a piece of paper... "

[Mordac]

Trump will handle it himself -

First time for everything I s'pose...

Edit - sorry, I thought you said "Trump will handle himself". My bad...

[SueEllen]

The British will be able to glow with pride when May is the first leader to meet Mr Trump.

...then again

Trump will handle it himself -

[BlasterBates]

The British will be able to glow with pride when May is the first leader to meet Mr Trump.

...then again

[SueEllen]

Was May involved in all this? Please answer

You mean the Teflon former Home Office secretary?

[AtW]

The same people who organised a coup in Ukraine , backed the military take-over in Egypt and started a civil war in Syria?

Doesn't seem like a great loss really.

Was May involved in all this? Please answer

[SueEllen]

While I've been busy the Washington Post has updated and explained both stories.

With the senior state officials they always resign when a new administration comes in. The new administration up until now has always declined their resignations simply because they are the people who know how things actually work.

With the senior guy in border department Trump told him to go via video conference and instead of fighting it he handed his resignation in.

Oh and for those wondering why it isn't on the BBC - while should an internal US story be on a UK website when our PM is making a official visit and there is loads of other UK, European and world news?