The self-styled showman has done it again. Donald Trump, never one to let a national milestone pass without a starring role, has commandeered America's 250th birthday celebrations for his own political theatre. The event, meant to honour the nation's founding, is now a Trump rally with fireworks.
Buckingham Palace sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, have expressed 'deep concern' over the breach of diplomatic protocol. 'One does not simply upstage the Queen's representative,' a palace insider sniffed. But Trump is not one for royal niceties.
His bottom line is ratings, and the bicentennial quarter-millennium is a prime-time audience. Expect gilt-edged rhetoric, a parade of fiscal promises, and a complete disregard for the usual decorum. Capital flight from diplomatic norms continues apace.
