“If I wanted to be famous I would have gone on X-Factor.” She told The Press Association in an interview. Theresa May Scrivener, now dubbed the “wrong Theresa May” broke her silence Thursday. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that Trump’s retweeting of three inflammatory videos had served to “elevate the conversation” about the issues of “extreme violence and terrorism.” “I’m very clear, that retweeting from Britain First was the wrong thing to do.” “The fact that we work together does not mean that we’re afraid to say when we think the United States has got it wrong, and to be very clear with them,” she said. May, who is currently on a visit to Jordan’s capital, Amman, stood her ground with the rebuke of Trump. A spokesperson for May confirmed that “an invitation for a state visit has been extended and has been accepted.” No further details were provided. Some accused Trump of interfering with British politics others suggested Trump’s visit to Britain should be put on hold, indefinitely. #SpecialRelationship began trending on Twitter as hundreds questioned the current state of U.S.-British relations. ![]() ‘You are not welcome in my country’: Brits react with fury to Trump’s anti-Muslim retweetsĪside from the eye-rolling at his latest gaffe, Trump’s promotion of videos from Britain First combined with such a public swipe at May triggered anger and concern. president is an unapologetic anti-Muslim bigot Meet Britain First, the ‘appalling’ group of anti-Muslim bigots Trump just elevatedĪnalysis: The truth behind Trump’s retweets: The U.S. “Theresa Scrivener is one confused lady right now.” wrote another user, summing up the incident. “Poor Theresa Scrivener must have wondered what she had done!” tweeted another. “Today, I feel sorry for Theresa Scrivener waking up to THIS from the President of the United States” read one tweet. just received a diplomatic correspondence by tweet from the US President,” tweeted Gerard Brady, who attached a screen-grab of Trump’s error. ![]() “The best part about this is that a random woman called Theresa May Scrivener, with 6 followers. We are doing just fine!” Trump’s tweet was quickly deleted. The initial tweet reads: “Theresa don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. Many eagle-eyed Twitter users pounced on Trump’s mistake, taking screen-grabs of the presidential error and sharing them. Trump’s schoolboy error was met with shock, amusement and left many Brits wondering: “Who the hell is Theresa May Scrivener?” In Trump fashion, he took to Twitter to air his grievances but targeted the wrong for Trump, the target of his tweet was not the prime minister of the United Kingdom as he had intended, but in fact another woman named Theresa May Scrivener who has just six followers and a protected account. Taking aim at Prime Minister Theresa May’s sharp rebuke of his actions, Trump wanted May to know he was unhappy. It had been an unusual day in Britain, with President Trump retweeting several videos from far-right group, Britain First. ![]() Trump’s tweet came at 1 a.m., local time, when many Brits were fast asleep. ![]() President Donald Trump got the wrong woman and Twitter users were there to screen-grab the evidence.
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