3 August 2018

27 suggestions for Donald Trump, who doesn’t know what our country is called

“They used to call it England.”

Controversial bleached clementine and President of the United States Donald Trump has tried to convey his “great respect” for this country – without knowing its name.

“I have great respect for the UK, United Kingdom,” he said during a rally – but not enough “respect” to know what, exactly, the United Kingdom actually is.

“Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain,” he continued, panic filling his eyes. “They call it – they used to call it England. Different parts.”

“I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England, different parts.” (via Fox) pic.twitter.com/IgLQ6CFjzQ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 2, 2018

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Maybe we should cut him some slack – perhaps he was too busy on his recent visit to the UK, erm, visiting the UK, to find out where he was.

He just didn’t have time to pick up that Great Britain is the island of England, Scotland (where he actually has his own controversial golf course) and Wales. Or that the United Kingdom is the actual sovereign country: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Or that England is… still called England.

But here are a few other suggestions from your mole for next time the Leader of the Free World publicly forgets the name of one of his closest allies: