“Trigger happy buffoon” – How British MPs described Donald Trump

British MPs (Members of Parliament) have been giving their verdicts on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the run up to the US presidential electon.

In the anonymous survey of 50 MPs, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton fared better than Republican rival Trump, but neither exactly received a ringing endorsement.

However it is Trump who came in for the most criticism – with MPs feeling they could speak more openly knowing that they would not be named.

Buffoon

Trump was described as “dangerous”, “narcissistic”, “trigger happy”, “protectionist” and a “buffoon” and one MP said he was “unfit to run a bath let alone a country.”

One senior Labour politician was particularly vitriolic about the Republican nominee saying: “Trump is the most grotesque manifestation of populism driven by discontent worldwide.

The same MP dismissed Clinton as “uninspiring” while another observed: “It is a mystery how more than 300 million people could come up with such losers.”

The survey, said to be  the most extensive polling of British politicians in this presidential election, was conducted by The House magazine.

Dangerous

The MPs were chosen to reflect the party political make-up of the British House of Commons

Not one of the 50 politicians believed Trump would make the world safer while two thirds said it would actually be ‘much more dangerous’ with the Republican running the US.

Clinton polled almost the opposite, with no MPs believing the world would be any more dangerous under her leadership and 82% believing her experience as a senator and secretary of state would lead to improved global security.

As for who is going to win, nine out of ten of the British MPs surveyed said they think it will be Clinton.

“Clinton will get home, Donald Trump has shot himself in the foot so many times that I can’t see him winning,” concludes a Tory backbencher.

British politicians on Trump:

• “He’d be a disaster for our countries. He’s ghastly, a threat to world peace and thoroughly obnoxious.” – Former Conservative minister.

• “Trump would be an absolute disaster; the man is a buffoon.” – Labour backbencher.

• “Trump doesn’t have the temperament; he’s trigger happy and narcissistic.” – Conservative MP

• “Trump is so unpredictable he could do something really quite radical and dangerous. Whatever you think of Hilary Clinton, she is a professional politician.” – Conservative MP.

British politicians on Clinton:

• “If Trump does win, it will be the grotesque selfishness of the Clinton mafia that foisted him upon us.” – Former Tory shadow minister.

• “Clinton’s not the best candidate there has ever been, but she is a safe pair of hands.” – Scottish Nationalist MP.

• “Whatever Clinton’s faults at campaigning, she’ll be a good executive president, probably better than Obama.” – Former Tory shadow minister.

• “I think she’ll be a lame duck from the start. Whoever wins I predict will be a one term president.” – Backbench Conservative MP.

Read more: The MPs’ verdict

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Trump Shows Gains Amidst Women’s Accusations and Election Rigging Comments

A survey released on Friday shows Donald Trump gained almost half the lead against his opponent Hillary Clinton. A string of controversies followed the Republican candidate over the past weeks. Despite the sexual harassment accusation of women in the past and his dubious allegations over the election process as rigged, Trump still gains American voters this week.

The Democratic candidate and the former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton lost her momentum in the recent poll survey. According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll, a survey made on October 14 to 20, Trump cut her lead by half. A momentum gained with a few weeks left before the November 8 election.

The survey shows a four point lead of Clinton who is at 44% and Trump now at 40%. A big difference compared to a survey made on October 7 to 13 which shows the real estate mogul’s score at only 37% while Clinton at 44%.

In the recent survey, Clinton also diminished her lead in a separate four-way poll against other party candidates. The Libertarian candidate, Gary Johnson scored 6% and the Green Party candidate, Jill Stein who scored the lowest at 2%. The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton scored at 43% while the Republican candidate, Donald Trump at 39%.

The survey also revealed that 63% of Americans, including a third of Republicans, believed that Trump committed the sexual assault in the past. Although the Republican candidate denied the recent complaints, calling the allegations as “totally and absolutely false.”

Correspondingly, the recent analysis showed Trump’s lead reduced to what it was before the controversial video was released on October 7. The video highlighted Trump’s bragging about groping and kissing women. Since early 1980’s to 2007, several women surfaced accusing Trump of sexual harassment.

The poll included a series of questions that asked correspondents on how they perceived Trump’s conduct around women. The poll pointed out that 63% of American adults, including 34% of likely Republican voters agreed with the statement “I believe Donald Trump has committed sexual assault in the past”.

However, even if correspondents believed that Trump “committed sexual assault” they were still backing up Trump on his candidacy. For them, they still agree that, “whatever Trump did with women in the past is less important to them than what he may do as president”.

Looking for something different

A voter from North Dakota, Evelyn Brendemuhl aged 83 said, “I’m embarrassed that our country can’t come up with better candidates, to be honest with you. But he’ll appoint more conservative judges, and she’s (Clinton) pro-abortion, and I’m not for that.”

Meanwhile, other voters are rooting for a change of policy around the White House. A 59-year-old Republican from Colorado, Gary Taylor considered seeing “something different than the last eight years” in the White House”.

Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted the online survey in English in all 50 states, which has a credibility accuracy of 3% variation. It comprises of 1,640 likely voters who had given their voting history, registration status and intention to vote.

The survey concerning Trump’s sexual harassment allegations includes 1,915 American adults with 546 Republicans who are likely to vote. The survey also has a credibility interval of 3% for American adults surveyed and 5 points for Republican voters.

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Trump: I Will Totally Accept Election Result…If I Win

Donald Trump said today that is now prepared to accept the result of the US presidential elections…as long as he is the winner.

During yesterday’s live presidential TV debate he indicated that he may not accept the result if rival Hillary Clinton topped the polls saying: “I will look at it at the time.”

Speaking to supporters in Delaware, Ohio, he hit out at critics who are angry at his refusal to publicly state that he is prepared to accept the election result whatever the outcome.

Trump said he was unwilling to waive his right to contest the election if he saw fit to do so.

He told the Delaware rally: “I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election, if I win.

“Of course, I would accept a clear election result, but I would also reserve my right to contest or file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable result.”

Both Republicans and Democrats were taken aback by Trump’s refusal to categorically state that he is willing to abide by the results of the November 8 election.

Previously he has repeatedly claimed that the election has been rigged against him.

Trump compared his situation to that of the 2000 election when when Al Gore demanded a recount in several counties after the results of the election in Florida were very close.

He said: “If Al Gore or George Bush had agreed three weeks before the election to concede results and waived their right to a legal challenge or a recount then there would be no Supreme Court case.”

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