Posted on 04/23/2019 1:37:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
If President Donald Trump's winter was a dreary dirge of special counsel suspense and border wall bitterness, his spring is shaping up in far more royal fashion.
On two separate overseas ventures, the President will be treated to the elaborate pageantry he treasures, hosted by royal heads-of-state on opposite sides of the globe both eager to cement their countries' position as staunch American allies.
On Tuesday, the White House and Buckingham Palace simultaneously announced plans for a long-delayed state visit to London, where Trump will finally be awarded the British ceremonial rituals -- such as a horse parade and royal banquet -- that were first offered to him by Queen Elizabeth more than two years ago.
The trip in early June will come days after a visit to Tokyo, where Trump will act as the first state guest to the country's newly enthroned emperor. Planning is already underway in the Japanese capital for formal banquets and cultural displays -- including, according to officials, a possible ringside drop-in to a sumo wrestling match.
The cheerful displays of friendship on offer abroad will come as welcome respite for a president beleaguered by accusations of corruption, and worse, that were fueled by the deeply unflattering report written by special counsel Robert Mueller. Democrats are weighing impeachment proceedings and have already ramped up their oversight requests on the administration and Trump's personal finances.
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Now is the winter of our discontent turned glorious summer by this son of York.
I don't believe that's in the constitution, but they may try...
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