Trump card or turkey?

'The Donald' has been trumping hard all over the campaign trail over the last six months and expelling his own unique brand of offensive, noxious flatulence.

The leading Republican presidential contender prompted outrage around the world this week by calling for Muslims to be barred from entering the US following the nation's latest mass shooting.

Not content with insulting millions of Muslims, both within and outside the US, the billionaire decided to double down on his incendiary remarks by declaring that parts of London were 'so radicalised' that the police were 'afraid for their own lives'.

His comments - as offensive as they are stupid - have resulted in over 400,000 signatures (at the time of publication) being added to a parliamentary petition aimed at banning the right-wing presidential hopeful from the UK for hate speech.

The Home Office has already excluded several people from entering Britain over fears they might preach hatred, including Pamela Geller, a founder of the anti-Muslim group Stop Islamization of America, and Terry Jones, a pastor who tried to incite a Quran-burning protest in Florida.

Blocking the Trump from these shores would certainly be an irritation to the property mogul, whether or not he eventually moves into the White House. The former Apprentice TV star is still waging a long-running legal battle over plans to build wind farms near his money-spinning golf course in Aberdeenshire.

The Supreme Court is to issue its ruling in the case next week. If he loses, maybe Donald will be so distraught he'll decide never to set foot in these fair isles again - thus making the petition and the proposed ban a moot point. Either way, keep your fingers crossed, Britain.

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