Donald Trump Greeted By Queen Elizabeth & Prince Charles On State Visit To The U.K., Twitter Reacts

Amid protests in reaction to President Donald Trump‘s first state visit to the U.K., Twitter has added a touch of humor to the nation’s response.

Trump’s visit, which began today and will span over the next three days, started with a helicopter landing in the back garden of the Buckingham Palace, something that hasn’t been done since President George W. Bush‘s visit in 2003. Trump and Prince Charles proceeded to take a walk in the garden, followed by Melania Trump and Camilla Parker Bowles, who chatted it up behind their husbands.

During Trump’s last trip to the U.K., which was just a working visit, more than 100,000 people protested, bashing Trump’s right-wing politics and condemning the parliament for allowing the visit.

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This time around, London mayor Sadiq Khan has allowed protesters to fly a Trump baby blimp during his visit. In response, Trump has unleashed a set of tweets against Khan, calling him a “stone cold loser.”

.@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

Thankfully, Twitter can also add a sense of lightheartedness to such serious global news, as seen below.

President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for a three day state visit. Queen Elizabeth II has asked Prince Philip to pick him up from the airport. #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/lpqfX5ZzER

— Prince Charles (@Charles_HRH) June 3, 2019

254 years later losing the colonies looks like a blessing in disguise. https://t.co/rLHZC4da9q

— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) June 3, 2019

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Donald Trump keen to use State Visit to introduce US-style healthcare to the UK.#TrumpUKVisit 🚫🙅‍♀️🇺🇸 #NHS pic.twitter.com/MGA0VG1AYN

— El Christo (@ElCorbynista) June 2, 2019

London making preparations for @realDonaldTrump state visit … #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/70itPpGlWA

— Sebastian May (@_sebastianmay) June 1, 2019