The City of Portsmouth hosted world leaders for today’s D-Day commemoration.
Its Lib Dem Council Leader, Gerald Vernon-Jackson, captured the solemnity of the occasion.
.@geraldvjuk on #DDay75 at #SouthseaCommon. He says it's all about the courage of the veterans still with us, and the sacrifice of those fallen: pic.twitter.com/Mi3AS5hHhf
— The News, Portsmouth (@portsmouthnews) June 5, 2019
But he found time to invoke the jealousy of 100,000 Lib Dem members by grabbing a selfie with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
As a joint Brit/Canadian and Council Leader in Portsmouth it’s great to welcome @JustinTrudeau to Portsmouth for DDay 75 pic.twitter.com/PIbdVBxiQO
— Gerald Vernon-Jackson 🔶️ (@geraldvjuk) June 5, 2019
And from another angle…
https://twitter.com/Maniac618/status/1136283477467377665
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Trudeau, son of Trudeau is very welcome.
“September 10, 1939 the Parliament of Canada declared war against the German Reich, marking the beginning of Canada’s participation in the Second World War. The war officially began on September 1, 1939, with the German Invasion of Poland.”
‘The “Leader of the Free World” was a colloquialism, first used during the Cold War, to describe either the United States or, more commonly, the President of the United States.’ An honorary title, which would need to be deserved, after the Cold War ended.
Thats brightened my day.