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The panel was debating how the UK should deal with Donald Trump ahead of the President's state visit after an audience member asked: “should we be rolling out the red-carpet for Donald Trump?” A member of the audience said: “It might be an unpopular opinion but I firmly believe that if we had a Donald Trump in the UK we would be in a far better position than what we are.” Surprisingly the comments received a round of applause from his fellow audience members. He added: “He makes decisions, they might not be popular opinions, but he makes decisions and sticks by them.

A member of the Question Time audience has claimed “we need a Donald Trump in the UK”

“He delivers what he says he is going to do and he tells the truth.” The audience members comments were in response to Labour MP Jon Ashworth’s argument. The Labour MP said: “This man is disgusting. “Of course he has to come here, he is the President of the United States. “Let’s not make any bones about it.”

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Trump reversed his own policy earlier this week after international fury over the separation of undocumented parents and children. He said he had been swayed by images of children who have been taken from parents while they are jailed and prosecuted for illegal border-crossing. The Shadow Health Secretary added: “He is foul, it is obnoxious what he is doing, he should not have been putting those children in cages and also it’s not just that. “It’s the fact that he has pulled out of all the climate change agreements, it’s the stuff he is doing on steel tariffs, he is making the world less safe, he’s making the world more polluted and he’s making the world less secure.

Surprisingly the comments received a round of applause from his fellow audience members

“I understand he’s got to come here but let’s not give him a red carpet or make it a pleasant experience for him.” In a rare moment of agreement, Tim Martin, the founder of the popular food chain Wetherspoon, said the question of welcoming Donald Trump to the UK is a tricky one, as he represents the American people. The arch-Brexiteer said: “He's obviously a slightly weird guy, to put it mildly," but insists Trump should be welcomed.

Donald Trump reversed his own policy earlier this week after international fury