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Report: UK Government Begs Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Not to Invite Obamas to Avoid Offending Trump

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https://ca.news.yahoo.com/news/report-uk-government-begs-prince-152217711.html

Report: UK government begs Prince Harry, Meghan Markle not to invite Obamas to avoid offending Trump

Prince Harry and his American fiancée Meghan Markle reportedly want to invite former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama to their wedding in May, but government officials in the United Kingdom are worried such a move could anger the current U.S. president.

"Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it’s causing a lot of nervousness," a senior government official told The Sun, according to the report. "Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a Royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen."

The wedding will not be subject to the full regulations of a state wedding, but the government will play a "consultative role" and could put significant pressure on Buckingham Palace -- which is controlling the guest list -- to keep the Obamas off the guest list if they fear it could have damaging impacts to international relations between the two countries.

The relationship between Britain and the U.S. has been icy in recent months, with British lawmakers repeatedly criticizing the president over his various comments and actions. British Prime Minister Theresa May went as far as to say the president was "wrong" after he retweeted anti-Islam videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right British fringe party. The London mayor has said the president shouldn't be invited for an official state visit, and parliament debated banning him from the country before he took office.

Meghan Markle has also made disparaging comments about President Donald Trump in the past, calling him misogynistic in a 2016 interview. She has, however, praised his daughter Ivanka Trump on a handful of occasions. The first daughter and presidential advisor tweeted her congrats to the engaged couple shortly after their engagement was announced.

Prince Harry and Obama have met on numerous occasions and have a relationship that's extended beyond the president's time in the White House. They were last seen together joking on the sidelines of events during the Invictus Games in Toronto.

The prince interviewed Obama for a BBC radio program earlier this year that is scheduled to air this week. Recorded in September during the Invictus Games in Toronto, Kensington Palace said the conversation focused on the duo's "shared interest in building platforms for the next generation of young leaders" and Obama's "memories of the day he left office and his hopes for his post-presidential life."

In a teaser clip released a week ago, the rapport between the world leaders was evident, as Obama joked about whether or not he would need to employ an accent for the interview.
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Obama Edges Out Trump as Most-Admired Man
Hillary Clinton keeps title as most-admired woman for 22nd time in annual Gallup survey.
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Former President Barack Obama edged out President Donald Trump, 17 percent to 14 percent, to win his 10th most-admired title. | Scott Olson/Getty Images

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/27/most-admired-man-woman-gallup-319367

President Donald Trump is the second-most admired man in the world among Americans, joining a small group of incumbent presidents who failed to win Gallup’s top distinction while in office.

Trump’s predecessor, former President Barack Obama, and vanquished general election opponent, Hillary Clinton, retain their titles as the man and woman Americans most admire, according to the Gallup poll released Wednesday morning.

Obama edged out Trump, 17 percent to 14 percent, to win his 10th most-admired title. He won the year he was elected president, each year in the White House and his first year out of office. Only former President Dwight Eisenhower has won Gallup’s most-admired more times than Obama (that would be 12).

Clinton narrowly bested former first lady Michelle Obama, 9 percent to 7 percent, retaining her honor for the 16th consecutive year. The former senator, secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee has won 22 times overall, the most ever.

“But the likelihood that she will continue to hold that honor in future years seems less certain, with her popularity at a nadir and the percentage naming her as most-admired the lowest in 15 years,” Gallup said. “She managed to win this year because she remains arguably more prominent than other contenders. However, retaining that stature may be more challenging in coming years with her political career likely over.”

Gallup added that Barack Obama, like Clinton, “may fade in prominence the longer he is out office,” noting that former presidents are often in the top 10 but rarely ever win.

The incumbent president has won the most-admired honor 58 times out of the 71 times since 1946 that Gallup has posed the question. (Gallup didn’t ask the question in 1976.) Trump joins Harry Truman (1946-1947, 1950-1952), Lyndon B. Johnson (1967-1968), Richard Nixon (1973), Gerald Ford (1974-1975), Jimmy Carter (1980) and George W. Bush (2008) as presidents who didn’t finish first despite holding America’s most powerful position. Each aforementioned president had approval ratings well below 50 percent.

The 2017 list of most-admired men is rounded out with Pope Francis (third); the Rev. Billy Graham, Arizona Sen. John McCain and Elon Musk (tied for fourth); and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Bill Gates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jeff Bezos, the Dalai Lama and Vice President Mike Pence (tied for fifth).

The roster of most-admired women includes Oprah Winfrey (third); Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (fourth); German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Queen Elizabeth II (tied for fifth); and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, first lady Melania Trump, United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, Duchess Kate Middleton and Beyoncé (tied for sixth).

About 25 percent of Americans can’t name a man or woman they admire most. Nine percent name a relative or friend as the man they admire most, while 13 percent do the same for women.

The poll of 1,049 adults was conducted Dec. 4-11 via landlines and cellphones. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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Damn Dr. Umar and Tariq Nasheed are beefing...

Nobody wins when the family feuds...








Sadly Im here for the petty... but Im legit hurt by this smh :ohwell:
 
What they beefin over? Lol


I was listening to Tariq's show on Monday and he ain't say nothing bad about Umar. He said he was staying outta the Umar/Boyce Watkins thing.
 
maximus meridius said:
What they beefin over? Lol


I was listening to Tariq's show on Monday and he ain't say nothing bad about Umar. He said he was staying outta the Umar/Boyce Watkins thing.
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Brah, they are both sensitive, defensive, dudes.

Umar been sneaking dissing for a minute though, and he probably took issue with Tariq saying that folk have a right to know where their money for the school went. Umar gets real upset when people mention that robbery.

But Umar is gonna lose this beef. Tariq is way more petty and way more clever. I don't really rock with either dude but at least Tariq is not the scammer, bigot, and clown the Umar is.

So I hope we get a new puppet outta this.
 
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Why does Dr Umar pops look more like an older brother than his father?

black does not crack lol
 
RustyShackleford said:
Brah, they are both sensitive, defensive, dudes.

Umar been sneaking dissing for a minute though, and he probably took issue with Tariq saying that folk have a right to know where their money for the school went. Umar gets real upset when people mention that robbery.

But Umar is gonna lose this beef. Tariq is way more petty and way more clever. I don't really rock with either dude but at least Tariq is not the scammer, bigot, and clown Umar is.

So I hope we get a new puppet outta this.
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Tariq was even backing Umar when that stripper **** happened. Seem like Umar been losing his mind ever since he went at that lightskin dude, fake answering the phone. Lol
 
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