On January 18^th, the British Parliament debated upon whether or not to ban Republican candidate Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom. The foundation for this debate is the aptly called “hate speech” Trump initiated in his call to ban Muslims from the United States. After a poll generated by British journalist Suzanne Kelly was released to the public, the British government responded, saying, “The Government has a policy of not routinely commenting on individual immigration or exclusion cases.” This vague response left many politicians wondering to what extent this ban will truly defeat the corrupt and pretentious Trump.

In some respects, a ban from a country reveals quite a bit about one’s general amicability, which can steer American voters clear from electing Trump. However, the fact that this debate is even occurring is simply inflating his already gargantuan image. In order for the debate to hit the floor of the Petitions Committee, it needed 100,000 signatures; this petition more than accomplished that with a total of 574,000 people committed to blocking him from the United Kingdom. Major news networks such as CNN and BBC covered the lengthy deliberation in full, generating quite a bit of viewership.  With the thousands of people signing onto this petition and actively watching the progress of the discussion, the name ‘Trump’ becomes more than a household name. He is plastered on our TVs and newspapers, infused in many a political discussion, and most fearsomely gaining points on other Republican candidates in statewide presidential polls. Now, with the UK getting involved in his antics, he is virtually becoming a national symbol (and an embarrassing one at that).

Will banning Trump from the United Kingdom truly diminish his political force? Looking at his multiplying poll points in the United States, probably not. The best way to take down an unwanted problem is to simply stop talking about it. Organized protest of his candidacy is a better solution than involving him with international debates, for fanning the fire of Donald Trump will only proliferate his standing. Instead of continuing to debate his legal right to enter the United Kingdom, in the words of Prime Minister David Cameron, “If he came to visit our country, I think he would unite us all against him.”