It was the fateful moment in 2020 when Joe Biden made it abundantly clear to the world that English affection for his predecessor was about to be brutally kicked to the curb.
There was already a viral video of plans to remove the bust of the greatest British leader of all time Winston Churchill from the Oval Office, as he was asked to comment during the campaign by the BBC that hates Donald Trump.
‘Mr. BIDEN, a quick word to the BBC, exclaimed Britain’s Bashing Foundation correspondent in New York, Nick Bryant.
BBC? I’m Irish,” Biden replied with a menacing look, before exploding into a manic grin.
This apparent contempt, which I am willing to call the monarchy and hatred of Britain, continued throughout his presidency.
Dan Wootton wrote: ‘If Joe Biden (pictured today) is ready to show respect to the UK, there’s no better way than to show up at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, along with dozens of other heads of state around the world. .
Mr Wootton says the historic coronation of King Charles III (pictured yesterday) in May is one of the most important days in modern British history
Whether it’s consistently supporting Ireland and the European Union during the highly sensitive Brexit negotiations, publicly criticizing former Prime Minister Liz Truss for trying to cut taxes, or siding with Oprah Winfrey’s horrified Prince Harry and Meghan Markle over their bogus allegations of racism in the royal family.
It is not made clear whether the special relationship is blowing up although the White House resident is not at fault for it.
The historic coronation of King Charles III in May – one of the most important days in modern British history – should have been the moment to change all that.
Travel and protocol have changed in the 70 years since the last coronation, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in power.
If Biden is ready to show respect to the United Kingdom, there is no better way than to appear at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, along with dozens of other heads of state around the world, including the three heads of our political enemies. European Union.
Dan Wootton (pictured) wrote: “Biden’s anti-anglo stance signals the way the left internationally is slowly beginning to turn against the UK and our royal family.”
Sure enough, Biden is already traveling to Northern Ireland to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement later this month, and has called the 80-year-old fallible leader devious.
But given the scale of the historic event, another trip a few weeks later is warranted.
US officials want to avoid calling the decision a snub and might even send first lady Jill Biden, but the damage is done.
Especially with a US government source telling The Daily Telegraph: “He’s very proud of his Irish roots.”
Before anyone tries to dismiss the decision to their age alone, think again.
In Biden’s 2008 autobiography Promises to Keep, he admitted that his mother’s Irish-American relatives held “Irish grudges”, with his Aunt Gertie once telling him: “You’re a father. He’s not a bad man. He’s only English.”
In 1982, before meeting the late Queen for the first time, his mother, Jean Biden, gave him only one piece of advice: “Don’t bow to her.”
Biden’s anti-anglo stance points to the way the left internationally has begun to slowly turn against the UK and our royal family as a sort of talk of colonialism, which they deride for political purposes on a daily basis, forgetting the many wonders the British Empire brought to the world.
Whatever one thinks, I have no doubt that Donald Trump would have moved mountains to attend the king’s coronation.
Perhaps due to his mother’s Scottish heritage, he had a deep respect for both the late Queen personally, as well as the importance of the British monarchy and the danger posed by a devastated Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Mr. Wootton predicts that US officials will want to avoid taking the decision as a snub and perhaps send First Lady Jill Biden to the coronation instead. Jill and Joe Biden were photographed together at last year’s state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
Wooton argued that Biden could have made history by becoming the first US president to attend a coronation. Joe and Jill Biden were photographed with King Charles last September
The idea of invoking centuries-old hatreds of Irish history or the American Civil War when it came to his relations with our monarchy was anathema to him.
Biden could have made history by becoming the first US president to attend a coronation ceremony, while helping to put to rest the constant drumbeat of hatred towards our royal family from the American left.
Instead, he has sparked this current culture war.
I suffered more abuse from US Democrats Be Nice all weekend by tweeting: ‘Biden plots to deny coronation of King Charles III tells you everything you need to know about how one of the worst presidents in modern history feels about the UK. Shame on him. Note: Biden, is closely aligned with Harry and Meghan. We know what this is really about.
Twitter felt it necessary to add a note of context to my very valid tweets, saying, “No American president in history has attended the coronation of a British monarch.”
Well, I’d like to add some important context to this note of context: There’s only been a coronation in the past 100 years, the most recent in 1953, and globalization has changed the way world leaders travel since then.
Despite the vitriol, I stand by my comments.
And I have no doubt that the pernicious influence of Harry and Meghan on the way many left-wing Americans think about the United Kingdom and the royal family played a role in Biden’s decision.
Harry forged a close friendship with Biden and his wife, Jill, through the Invictus Games, with the president once saying, “Jill went to London for the last games. She’s spent a damn lot of time with Prince Harry!
This affinity resulted in the President’s spokeswoman Jen Psaki praising the Sussexes for their ‘bravery’ after their infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which they made a number of baseless attacks on the royal family being racist which they have since had to retract.
Courage for what? Destroying your dying grandfather’s legacy? please!
Mr Wootton wrote: ‘I have no doubt that the malignant influence of Harry and Meghan on the way many left-wing Americans think about the UK and the royal family played a role in Biden’s decision.
In contrast, Meghan and Harry have supported Biden politically, as the couple attended a Vax Live event during the Covid pandemic, and Meghan broke all royal protocol by publicly supporting one of his nominees for the Supreme Court.
Since then, Biden’s sister Valerie Biden Owens has told ITV Good Morning Britain that Meghan would make a good candidate for the presidency, publicly encouraging her to join the Democrats.
So, there is little doubt that in the bitter Windsor War, Biden has sided with an aggrieved Harry who is trying to demolish the British monarchy, rather than the current king and heir to the throne, Prince William, who both want to modernize the institution. while continuing many of its most important traditions.
Biden may think his disdain is clever, delighting his left base and impressing his fellow Californians in Sussex, but he missed the chance to make royal history — and the British public will never forget his barely concealed hatred of our great country.
