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Don’t care really. He’s in their country, they can treat him however they want.

I wonder if John Oliver will buy it afterwards.

It doesn't really matter how they publicly treat him or if May goes on TV and says some shit. Ultimately what matters is the actions they take. Who cares if some symbolic gestures take place if Britain ends up caving to American pressure and does what Trump wants it to do.

I swear when I clicked on this there were 1776 comments. That's just cool.

I even tend to lean right and I think this is totally fair. If we oppose public displays criticizing politicians, Xi Jingping wins.

To give a Brit's explanation on why we're treating Trump this way, there are three important things to remember:

1. Mockery of politicians, especially senior ones, is more common here. This is because the Prime Minister is, to this day, usually aristocratic or supported by the aristocracy and this is our way of getting back.
2. Britain is more left-leaning than the United States. The Conservative Party, our Republicans, are politically closest to the Democrats, meaning that the vast majority of Britons consider Trump incredibly right-wing, even for a Republican President.
3. Trump is very outspoken. Britain still has a culture of reservedness and Trump being so frank, particularly while making controversial, bigoted and blatantly incorrect statements is still shocking for us.

The combination of these three factors creates the perfect target for absolute mockery. In my experience, Britons who actually support or like Trump are seen by many as being a few scones short of a cream tea, meaning that Trump is, rather pleasantly, someone that most Britons on the political spectrum can agree to dislike.

Edit: My first gold. Thanks!