Gibralter gives the US the finger

@caissad4 said
Maybe Trump will ask to buy Gibralter .

It would be a great buy

Very strategic.

@wolfgang59 said
And Ireland ... sort out all the Brexit problems.

I am waiting for a tweet offering to buy Puerto Rico.

@caissad4
Maybe he can get a wholesale deal, Greenland, Gibalter, Puerto Rico AND Ireland, get 20% off.....

@AverageJoe1 "How much money is enough, anyway?"

Only your hubris knows for sure 🙂

@whodey said
Hilarious.

Don't bother Shav with facts, it confuses him.

Yes... mhmmmmm... you should probably fact-check before opening your stupid gob, eh?

@shavixmir said
Haha! Classic.

Yeah. I reckon trump is gonna get all twittable about the decision.
Gibralter... Gibraltar... oh the chance of a spelling mistake is music to the cockels.

Like the one in the thread title?

@shavixmir said
It’s
An overseas territory.
Basically it has its own parliament and executive. However, certain powers are deferred to the UK parliament (defense and foreign policy probably).

This is correct. Although since this has significant foreign policy implications it seems unlikely that they'd have done it without consulting with Downing Street, if they do have the power to take the decision independently. It is convenient for Johnson if the Gibraltar executive, rather than he himself, takes the brunt of the Twitter Storm though.

@deepthought said
Like the one in the thread title?

Jesus. Haha.

God be damned!
I’m off to put on my stoopid hat.

@deepthought said
This is correct. Although since this has significant foreign policy implications it seems unlikely that they'd have done it without consulting with Downing Street, if they do have the power to take the decision independently. It is convenient for Johnson if the Gibraltar executive, rather than he himself, takes the brunt of the Twitter Storm though.

Would you consult with the johnson on anything serious?