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Rayner dismisses Trump running mate 'Islamist UK' claim
BBC ^ | July 16 | BBC

Posted on 07/16/2024 10:13:55 AM PDT by RandFan

The deputy prime minister has dismissed comments by Donald Trump's running mate for US vice president that UK under Labour might be the first "truly Islamist" country with nuclear weapons.

JD Vance, the Ohio senator chosen as Mr Trump's vice presidential candidate on Monday night, made the comments while at the National Conservatism conference in Washington DC last week.

The 39-year-old said he was "beating up" on the UK, and had discussed with a friend “what is the first truly Islamist country to get a nuclear weapon", then joked "maybe it's Iran, maybe Pakistan kind of counts, and then we sort of decided maybe it's actually the UK since Labour just took over".

The suggestion that Islamists are gaining in power in some European countries with Muslim minorities is common in some right-wing US political circles.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
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He was JOKING... Or perhaps not'/
1 posted on 07/16/2024 10:13:55 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

I must agree with JD.


2 posted on 07/16/2024 10:15:39 AM PDT by dforest
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To: RandFan

Pakistan.


3 posted on 07/16/2024 10:15:55 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: dforest

He’s off to a good start


4 posted on 07/16/2024 10:15:59 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: dforest

He’s off to a good start


5 posted on 07/16/2024 10:16:00 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

The best jokes have an edge of truth to them…


6 posted on 07/16/2024 10:18:12 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (We have not yet achieved peak crazy)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

The perfidious Europeans meddle in our American politics 24x7x365 so they cannot complain. We need to call out the disaster of the European ruling class every chance we get.


7 posted on 07/16/2024 10:21:47 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: RandFan

Even if he was slightly inaccurate, that was a great line.


8 posted on 07/16/2024 10:22:44 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: ComputerGuy

Yes very much in jest but you know what the media are like.

Exploding heads


9 posted on 07/16/2024 10:25:00 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

So far JD is telling the truths that aren’t appreciated.

Welcome JD!


10 posted on 07/16/2024 10:31:49 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Quick Secret Service action stops the eviction of dementia patient from his home.)
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To: RandFan

Should have said France.

Somewhere around 20% of children born in France are to Muslims. Then there are those born to black Africans, non-Muslim.

In twenty years it could easily be 40%. And the Muslim population will be younger, stronger, triumphantly aggressive, spurred by a conquest-faith.


11 posted on 07/16/2024 10:31:55 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: RandFan

If you look at his Twitter/X posts you’ll realize he has a sarcastic sense of humor.


12 posted on 07/16/2024 10:37:58 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: RandFan
The suggestion that Islamists are gaining in power in some European countries with Muslim minorities is common in some right-wing US political circles.

Gee, I can't imagine why.

/sarc

13 posted on 07/16/2024 10:40:16 AM PDT by workerbee (==)
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To: RandFan

Pakistan has nukes. So does France. The UK would be at least the second Islamist country with nukes.


14 posted on 07/16/2024 10:40:58 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: ifinnegan

JD mentioned the Pakis in an off hand way... “maybe Pakistan kind of counts”,


15 posted on 07/16/2024 10:51:15 AM PDT by bleach (If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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To: Grampa Dave

I think you can look forward to more Truth bombs.

JD Will surprise a few of you

He’s a real guy


16 posted on 07/16/2024 10:57:21 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: packagingguy

As a Senate watcher due to Rand I’ve come across a few of JD’s speeches

And I give him good marks.

He will surprise a few of you !!


17 posted on 07/16/2024 10:59:09 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Thanks!


18 posted on 07/16/2024 11:32:46 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Quick Secret Service action stops the eviction of dementia patient from his home.)
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