It is important to remember that the President of the United States of America is plain stupid: "I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England, different parts." "I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England, different parts." (via Fox) pic.twitter.com/IgLQ6CFjzQ — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 2, 2018 For the record, the part formerly known as England is still known as England, the United Kingdom is no— oh, never mind. From Brilliant Maps, with the caveat that Ireland is actually much closer to Britain:<doc-sep>Donald Trump has paid 'great respect' to the UK in a gushing speech only to get in a muddle about what exactly to call it. The US President told a rally in Pennsylvania that his extraordinary first official trip last month was a 'beautiful beautiful visit'. But in a rambling anecdote about meeting the Queen he had trouble describing the nation she reigns over. He said: 'I have great respect for the UK - the United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it "Britain", they call it "Great Britain". They used to call it "England", different parts. But the UK - great respect.' Donald Trump lashed out at the 'fake, fake, disgusting news media' and 'low-IQ' Maxine Waters during a typically passionate speech at a rally in Pennsylvania on Thursday night Piers Morgan offered an explanation to the US President about how to refer to the UK - but other lampooned his rambling tribute His geographical muddle caused a great deal of mirth and some anger online. John Whitehouse said: Trump is bewildered by the difference between England, Great Britain, and the UK'. John Haltiwanger tweeted: 'It’s astonishing Trump’s mother was born in Scotland and he can’t even get this right'. His friend Piers Morgan wrote: 'Mr President, England’s always been called England. It’s part of the United Kingdom which is made up of Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales) & Northern Ireland. Hope this helps.' Michael McGough said: 'To be honest, a lot of Americans are just as confused as Trump is about UK vs. England vs. Britain vs. Great Britain. Letterman once asked David Cameron: “What’s the deal with Wales?”. Mr Trump's apparent geographical muddle came before he spoke with wonder about meeting with the Queen. But he also strongly rejected that he was late to greet her or that he overstayed his welcome, calling it 'disgusting fake news'. Speaking at a passionate rally in Pennsylvania last night, the president - who visited Britain in July - said the 'fake, fake, disgusting news' was responsible for lying about his encounter with Elizabeth II. He said: 'I was asked to have tea with the Queen, who is incredible by the way. Incredible. 'I landed [and] I'm on the ground and I'm waiting with the King's and the Queen's guards, wonderful people. I'm waiting. I was about 15 minutes early and I'm waiting with my wife and that's fine. Hey, it's the Queen, right? We can wait. But I'm a little early.' Speaking at a passionate rally in Pennsylvania last night, the president - who visited Britain earlier this month - said the 'fake, fake, disgusting news' was responsible for lying about his encounter with Elizabeth II He said: 'I was asked to have tea with the Queen, who is incredible by the way. Incredible.' He also said the Queen and Melania liked each other Trump said he was kept waiting by the Queen and her guards before he could have tea with her at Windsor Castle Queen Elizabeth II and President of the United States, Donald Trump walk from the Quadrangle after inspecting an honour guard at Windsor Castle on July 13 He added: 'So, I then go up and meet the Queen and she is fantastic. We then go up and we have tea. And I didn't know this - it was supposed to last 15 minutes but it lasted like an hour. Because we got along. And she liked our first lady and our first lady liked her. 'But we got along fantastically well. But the time went by - you know, sometimes you get along and the time goes by. 'So here was the story by the fake news: The president was 15 minutes late for the Queen. Wrong. 'And then, here's the rest of the story: The president overstayed. So I was late and I overstayed. But honestly, folks, it was such a beautiful, beautiful visit and afternoon. 'But they can make anything bad because they are the fake, fake, disgusting news.' A protester was thrown out of the event just 13 minutes after Trump shouted, 'Get them out of here' Trump made several attacks on the Press, which at one point he branded the 'fake, fake, disgusting news media' to chants of 'CNN sucks' He also lashed out at 'low-IQ' Maxine Waters during the speech. Trump took the stage at an arena in Wilkes-Barre by declaring: 'I'm thrilled to be back in the state that gave us American independence.' A protester was thrown out of the event just 13 minutes as Trump shouted, 'Get them out of here'. The President asked his supporters to 'remember that incredible night' when he won the 2016 election and re-hashed favorite topics including his summits with Kim Jong-un and President Putin; tax cuts; immigration policy; and NATO military spending. President Trump described how he told his wife about how he 'just stopped missiles from being launched every two seconds' or accomplished other things, and thinks the media' is 'finally going to treat me so good,' but doesn't. He also mocked the press for saying he wasn't tough enough on Putin. 'They wanted me to go up and have a boxing match,' he said. 'Whatever happened to diplomacy?' Trump described the meeting as 'great' and slammed the 'Russian hoax'. 'In Helsinki, I had a great meeting with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. We got along really well,' Trump said. 'By the way, that's a good thing, not a bad thing. Now, we're being hindered by the Russian hoax — it's a hoax, ok?' The President was speaking in Wilkes-Barre to back Rep. Lou Barletta, who is running to unseat two-term incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey. Immigration was a key theme of the address, with the President referring to the truck attack in New York in October last year as evidence of the need for tougher entry restrictions. Trump defended ICE officers, calling them 'warriors' and slammed Democrats for what he described as they support for 'open borders and more crime'.<doc-sep>WATCH: Donald Trump says the UK ‘used to be called England’ All of the facepalms Donald Trump saying something stupid isn’t really news anymore. Advertisement Another thing that isn’t really news anymore: Donald Trump saying something wildly inaccurate about Britain. Still, the US President’s latest comments are hilariously wrong and will definitely cause any Brit to heavily roll their eyes. Trump was held a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Thursday night. He was appearing to support a Republican candidate for the US Senate, but as you’d expect, still found time to bash the media, ranting about “fake, fake, disgusting news” and calling journalists “horrible, horrendous people”. But one little section really stood out. "I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England, different parts." (via Fox) pic.twitter.com/IgLQ6CFjzQ — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 2, 2018 Advertisement "I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England, different parts." Oh, dear. Donald Trump's recent visit to the UK was filled with protests and giant balloons. Prince William and Prince Charles both reportedly refused to meet Trump, and the president also broke royal protocol twice when meeting the Queen.<doc-sep>ELLESBOUROUGH, England – President Donald Trump on Friday attempted to downplay searing remarks he made to a London newspaper about British Prime Minister Theresa May and said he apologized to her for what he described as a "fake" story. Standing alongside May at the prime minister's country retreat, Trump specifically retreated from comments The Sun published hours earlier in which the president criticized her plan to withdraw from the European Union. Instead, Trump heaped praise on May and touted the strong relationship between the two countries. “I have a lot of respect for the prime minister,” Trump said before turning to the issue of the U.K.'s effort to pull out of the European Union, know as Brexit. “Whatever you're gonna do is okay with us." Trump characterized the relationship between the U.S. and U.K. as “the highest level of special.” “Is there a level higher than that?" he said as he turned toward May. Throughout a press conference that followed meetings between the leaders on Thursday and Friday, Trump and May largely sidestepped questions about the interview as they sought to present an image of unity. They held hands as they walked down four ancient, brick steps into a garden overlooking the East English countryside. The president denied criticizing May in the story, argued that The Sun did not include his positive comments, described the peice as "fake news" and said he had a recording of the interview to prove it. The Sun, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, released audio of the interview after the story was published. "She's a very tough, very smart, very capable person," Trump said. "I would much rather have her as my friend than my enemy." Trump also said he apologized to May after he arrived at Chequers on Friday. "Don't worry," Trump said May responded. "It's only the press." But the tabloid broadside nevertheless appeared to overshadow what was supposed to be a friendly meeting to shore up the "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom, and it raised questions about the two leaders’ ability to strike a deal on trade that May's government is eager to reach. In the Sun interview, which published soon after May hosted Trump at a black-tie dinner at Blenheim Palace, the president cast his lot with the Brexiteers, the conservative faction that wants a complete split with the European government in Brussels. Trump told The Sun that a trade deal with the U.S. would likely not happen if May's plan to keep close trade ties with the EU goes ahead. He also said Boris Johnson, who quit as foreign secretary this week over May's Brexit plan, would be a "great prime minister." The question of Britain's political and economic disentanglement from continental Europe was already looming over Trump's first trip to Great Britain as president. May's government faced high-profile defections last weekend over her proposal for a "soft" departure from the European Union. May hopes to sign a trade deal with the U.S. after the U.K. leaves the EU in March next year. Trump's U.K. trip is part of a seven-day, European tour intended to shore up alliances before Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday. Trump sought to lower expectations for that meeting during the press conference. He said he intended to discuss nuclear proliferation, Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election as well as Russian’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 — but suggested that building a relationship with Putin was his top goal. “I love the United States, but I love getting along with Russia and China and other countries,” Trump said. Trump said he would raise Russian meddling in the election, but added he didn't expect much on the issue from Putin, he has steadfastly denied involvement. “I will absolutely bring that up,” Trump said. “I don’t think you’ll have any ‘Gee, I did it, I did it. You got me!’ There won’t be Perry Mason here, I don’t think. But I will absolutely, firmly ask the question.” An hour's drive away in central London, tens of thousands of protesters banged drums and shouted slogans to show their disapproval of Trump's policies, especially on immigration. Their battle flag: A 20-foot inflatable blimp in the shape of a diaper-wearing Trump, flying in the skies above Westminster. The "Trump baby" was later deflated for its journey to Scotland, where it will be used to taunt Trump at his golf course this weekend. A smaller version was to accompany the protesters on an afternoon march to Trafalgar Square. But Trump largely avoided the protests, ferrying from site to site by helicopter. He told the Sun that the blimp made him feel "unwelcome" in the city. More: President Trump attacks U.K. politicians, says 'baby' blimp makes him feel unwelcome in London Related: What to expect when the Trumps meet Queen Elizabeth II at her favorite castle May's government downplayed the significance of Trump's remarks, with Foreign Office Minister Alan Duncan telling the BBC he saw nothing wrong with what Trump said. “Donald Trump is a controversialist — that is his style, that is the color he brings to the world stage,” he told the BBC's Today program. “I don’t think it’s rude to praise Boris Johnson. He is entitled to his opinion.” And Duncan said Trump's criticism of May's plan is out-of date, with a more detailed white paper being released since Trump sat down for the interview Wednesday in Brussels. He said he was confident that a trade deal with the U.S. could still happen as it is in both countries' "mutual interests." But among May's supporters in parliament, condemnation of the interview was swift. More: President Trump attacks U.K. politicians, says 'baby' blimp makes him feel unwelcome in London Also: President Donald Trump arrives to Britain in 'turmoil' Trump's Europe trip:Where he's going on his 7-day visit with NATO allies and Putin Sarah Wollaston, a lawmaker from May's ruling Conservative Party, said Trump engaged in "divisive, dog-whistle rhetoric" when he said Europe was "losing its culture" because of immigration..<doc-sep>
President Donald Trump once again displayed a fundamental misunderstanding of the very makeup of one of the United States' closest allies, suggesting of Great Britain: "they used to call it England." Trump made the remark during a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Thursday to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Lou Barletta. As has been common for him on the campaign trail ahead of the crucial 2018 midterm elections, the president only briefly touched on the candidate he was there to boost. Instead, he zig-zagged through a variety of issues, from the moment he announced his campaign for president to falsely claiming Russia was "very unhappy" that he went onto win the election and branding the media as "horrible, horrendous people." He also delved into his recent visit to the United Kingdom. "I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom," Trump said in Pennsylvania. "Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England—different parts." "I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England, different parts." (via Fox) pic.twitter.com/IgLQ6CFjzQ — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 2, 2018 To be clear, England is one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom—the others being Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is also a different entity, and comprises of England, Scotland and Wales. It is not the first time Trump has shown an inability to grasp the difference between England, Britain and the United Kingdom. During his trip to the U.K. last month, which featured multiple large protests against his presence, Trump made a similar assertion. "They make phenomenal things, you know, and you have different names—you can say 'England,' you can say 'U.K.,' you can say 'United Kingdom,' so many different—you know you have, you have so many different names—Great Britain," he told The Daily Mail. "I always say: 'Which one do you prefer? Great Britain? You understand what I'm saying?' Trump then tried to brush off the gaff after being told by interviewer Piers Morgan that Great Britain and the United Kingdom were not the same thing. "Right, yeah. You know I know, but a lot of people don't know that," Trump responded. "But you have lots of different names." It appears Trump has not brushed up on his geopolitics in the weeks since. Suggesting that "England" is another name for "Great Britain" or the "United Kingdom" is unlikely to go down well in Scotland, where national pride is strong and which in recent years has pushed for greater autonomy and even had a narrowly defeated vote on securing independence from the rest of Britain. It is also where Trump owns a golf course.