Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has mocked Donald Trump’s woeful approval ratings as the US President arrived in London today for a highly controversial state visit.
Quote-tweeting a photo of Trump’s 21 percent approval in the UK next to the 72 percent approval of his predecessor, Barack Obama, Yorke wrote: “ha ha haha ha ha haha haha ha hahaha.”
ha ha haha ha ha haha haha ha hahaha https://t.co/09rNf7TjI6
— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) June 3, 2019
Ahead of his visit, Trump sent inflammatory tweets to London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan, calling him a “stone cold loser” who reminds him of the “dumb and incompetent” Mayor of New York City, Bill De Blasio.
.@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2019
….Kahn reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job – only half his height. In any event, I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit. Landing now!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2019
Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Portishead‘s Geoff Barrow and Star Wars actor Mark Hamill have since spoken out against Trump’s disparaging remarks about Khan and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, whom Trump branded “nasty”.
The 1975 have also apparently shown their disapproval for Trump’s visit by sharing a photo of Matty Healy looking unimpressed outside the White House. Indie trio Little Comets replied to say: “He’s not in, mate.”
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh also sent an especially blunt message to Trump. You can see all of their tweets below.
I wonder what it is about the brown-skinned, Muslim #MayorOfLondon that the “President” of the United States has such a problem with?
— Αλεξ Καπράνος (@alkapranos) June 3, 2019
This is the US president ? https://t.co/h7OVFNTdeb
— Geoff Barrow (@jetfury) June 3, 2019
Get tae fuck cuntybaws https://t.co/33zUSxXhNZ
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) June 3, 2019
— The 1975 (@the1975) June 3, 2019
Tomorrow's protest against Donald Trump's state visit is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with those he's attacked in America, around the world and in our own country – including, just this morning, @SadiqKhan.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 3, 2019
Meanwhile, the Labour Party has confirmed that Jeremy Corbyn will speak at a protest against Trump’s visit which will take place on Tuesday (June 4) in central London.
Anti-Trump protests are already happening in central London, but they’re expected to swell from 11am on Tuesday as the President prepares to meet departing Prime Minister Theresa May for lunch. According to the Evening Standard, the Metropolitan Police is focusing its security operation around Downing Street and Whitehall.
The leader of the opposition tweeted earlier today: “Tomorrow’s protest against Donald Trump’s state visit is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with those he’s attacked in America, around the world and in our own country – including, just this morning, @SadiqKhan.”