U.K. Lawmakers Debate Banning Trump

Debate began in the British Parliament over whether to ban Donald Trump from visiting the United Kingdom, the Washington Post reports.

“The debate, which was started by an online petition that described Trump’s comments about Muslims as ‘hate speech,’ will not produce any binding decisions. Authority to ban someone from the country rests with the home secretary, not with Parliament. But the debate will give British lawmakers an unusual chance to weigh in directly on U.S. politics.”

British members of Parliament have called him “a buffoon,” “a demagogue,” “a joke.” One member called him “an idiot” about five times in three minutes.