United States President Donald Trump should not be allowed to address Britain’s Parliament because of his “sexism” and “racism,” House Speaker John Bercow said yesterday.

“An address by a foreign leader to both Houses of Parliament is not an automatic right,” he said. “It is an earned honor.”

Mr. Bercow made clear that he could not stop a state visit from Mr. Trump. But he said he would campaign to have America’s president barred from the Houses of Parliament. “[A]s far as this place is concerned, I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the House of Commons.”

Mr. Bercow is not the only one who feels this way about Mr. Trump’s imminent visit. MPs from Britain’s Labour Party applauded his remarks—something that is not usually tolerated in Parliament. The bbc showed its approval on Newsnight, where the presenter called Mr. Bercow’s comments “magisterial”—and gave his speech patriotic background music. Nearly 2 million people have signed a petition demanding that the new president not be allowed to make a state visit. On Saturday, thousands marched on Parliament and the U.S. Embassy calling for the state visit to be called off. The protesters carried signs with slogans attacking both Mr. Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

Even former Prime Minister David Cameron stated back in late 2015 that Mr. Trump had made remarks that were “divisive, stupid and wrong” and that if he came to the UK, “he’d unite us all against him.”

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Yet strangely, neither John Bercow, nor David Cameron, nor the British public have had problems with a whole host of more problematic leaders. Here are three other prominent statesmen who have addressed Britain’s Houses of Parliament, as noted by the popular Guido Fawkes political blog:

Mr. Bercow has also received strong criticism for his remarks. The speaker is supposed to be impartial and politically neutral. “Mr. Bercow has grossly exceeded his authority, seemingly believing himself entitled to wade deep into British foreign policy by dint of his office and his bottomless self-importance,” wrote the Telegraph in an editorial. This extreme dislike of Mr. Trump is not universal—British society is split and polarized, just like America’s.

Whether Mr. Bercow can block Donald Trump from Parliament remains to be seen. His approval is needed for speeches delivered in some parts of the building but may not be for others. Nonetheless, this hypocrisy exposes a major weakness in Britain’s foreign policy. In “The Aircraft Carrier That Had No Planes,” Trumpet senior editor Joel Hilliker explained a key prophecy in Hosea 7 about Britain in the end time:

“Ephraim [Britain] also is like a silly dove, without sense,” wrote the Prophet Hosea (Hosea 7:11; New King James Version). Silly means simple, easily fooled. And the dove perfectly symbolizes the senseless, toothless and naive nation Britain has become.

“Ephraim, or Britain, has a ‘silly dove’ foreign policy!” wrote Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry. “No silly dove nation can endure in a world full of hawks and tigers! This is a strong warning to a once mighty nation.”

Matthew Henry’s Commentary writes that God uses the dove because it is “easily enticed by the bait into the net and has no heart, no understanding, to discern her danger, as many other fowls do.”

Britain’s political posturing, making such a big deal about Donald Trump while turning a blind eye to much worse practices from other leaders, is certainly evidence of a “silly dove” foreign policy—a policy devoid of discernment or understanding. This prophecy in Amos goes on to talk about how this “silly dove” thinking results in Britain turning to Germany as an ally. Elsewhere, God also says Britain is “broken in judgment.” Without a clear-sighted, proportionate view of foreign policy, the nation struggles to tell friend from foe, and it ultimately leads the nation to disaster.

For more on where this “silly dove” foreign policy is leading Britain and to understand the real source of this problem, read Joel Hilliker’s article “Poor, Poor Britain!”