The White House said Wednesday that President Obama will travel next month to Britain and Saudi Arabia, two allies still smarting from the president’s undiplomatic criticisms in a recent interview.
Mr. Obama, who referred to the Saudis as “free riders” who don’t contribute enough to Middle East stability, will visit the Kingdom on April 21and participate in a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The gathering will be hosted by Saudi King Salman and will focus on steps to intensify pressure on the Islamic State.
Mr. Obama then will travel to the United Kingdom for a meeting and press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron, whom the president criticized for becoming “distracted” during the 2011 military campaign in Libya. He also said in the interview published in the Atlantic that Britain and the U.S. might lose their “special relationship” if the U.K. didn’t devote more money to defense.
The British also are wary of Mr. Obama interfering in their June referendum on whether to remain in the European Union; the president is urging Britain to stay in the bloc.
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5 comments:
Stay away from the Serpant Obama,
I'm sure he's hoping he's welcome both places. What an embarrassment to us all...
I hope they put him on a slow camel to the middle of the desert while he's there, then the camel gets lost.
Hope the Queen flips him the bird and has the bust of Churchill he sent back on the banquet table facing him!
And after his pilgrimage to Mecca we can call him Haji. Kinda special.
I sure hope some whacked out person at those locations does not get mad because KING OBAMA is visiting.
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