British man sacked for criticising Trump

[JohnD]

No surprise really.

If you apply for a visa to go to US, they want you to provide your social media so they can ensure you have not exercised free speech.


"Anna Gross in London
Published 3 HOURS AGO

The head of a UK PR company representing American drugmakers left his job after the US embassy in London raised concerns about online posts in which he criticised President Donald Trump, who has lobbied for Britain to spend more on medicines.

Gavin Megaw’s exit from Hanover last month came after the US embassy ceased contact with the PR firm and complained about his LinkedIn posts to the American Pharmaceutical Group, according to a document seen by the FT and a person familiar with the matter."

FT.com

 

[motorbiking]

Any fool knows to be careful about what you post on LinkedIn, particularly one who works in PR.

It is not a platform for sharing personal political views.

 

[fillyboy]

A PR exec bad mouthing the very people he represents by the sound of it. That's just plain dumb surely.

 

[Odds]

Most US adults think Donald Trump is moving the country in the wrong direction during his second presidency, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released the day before his State of the Union speech. Fifty-five percent of adults feel that Trump is changing the country for the worse, a 13-point increase from around the same time of his first presidency, the survey conducted from 27 to 30 January found.

Trump can hide but he can't run from the falling numbers.

 

[motorbiking]

There may be a vacancy you can apply for.

 

[King Billy]

A PR exec bad mouthing the very people he represents by the sound of it. That's just plain dumb surely.

He didn't represent POTUS.

 

[blup]

So much for MGGA free speech

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

It's hard to judge from a few lines selectively snipped from a story with no link. But it sounds like just a workplace matter, he was publicly calling his employer's customer names. Anyone would get sacked for the same, the fact he happens to be US president is irrelevant.

If I bad-mouthed my client's customers I wouldn't expect to work for them again either.

 

[fillyboy]

He didn't represent POTUS.

He represented American drugmakers in lobbying the UK to spend more on US drugs (as requested by Trump)

 

[fillyboy]

So much for MGGA free speech

He said it (whatever it was, he's subsequently deleted them) so he had complete freedom of speech. The fact that insults can have consequences is irrelevant to freedom of speech.

 

[blup]

It's hard to judge from a few lines selectively snipped from a story with no link. But it sounds like just a workplace matter, he was publicly calling his employer's customer names. Anyone would get sacked for the same, the fact he happens to be US president is irrelevant.

If I bad-mouthed my client's customers I wouldn't expect to work for them again either.

Have you been sacked yet?

 

[King Billy]

It's hard to judge from a few lines selectively snipped from a story with no link. But it sounds like just a workplace matter, he was publicly calling his employer's customer names. Anyone would get sacked for the same, the fact he happens to be US president is irrelevant.

If I bad-mouthed my client's customers I wouldn't expect to work for them again either.

So POTUS is one of the customers of the 'American drugmakers'?
Interesting thought.

 

[fillyboy]

King Himmy the troll is away on one, again.

 

[King Billy]

He represented American drugmakers in lobbying the UK to spend more on US drugs (as requested by Trump)

There were no 'middlemen'.
The Trump administration lobbied the UK government directly.
And in return UK could sell more to US.

The deal was brokered after Trump threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100% on branded drug imports, a major UK export.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Have you been sacked yet?

You wouldn't understand the concept. It's a working-for-a-living thing.