--- description: Rather than giving Trump a warm welcome, as Saudi Arabia did with billboards of his face, she recommends moving in a different direction. title: J.K. Rowling Has an Idea for Welcoming Trump to London image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt483f20508215eb02/6988c3be8fd2eea0ab356af1/jk-rowling_donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How J. K. Rowling Would Like Londoners to Welcome President Trump by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2017 2:12 PM CUT  WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a queston during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building April 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered remarks and answered questions from the audience during a town hall event with CEO's on the American business climate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a queston during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building April 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered remarks and answered questions from the audience during a town hall event with CEO's on the American business climate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Jeff Spicer & Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2017 2:12 PM CUT As President Donald Trump’s planned state visit to the United Kingdom approaches, J. K. Rowling is sounding off again. Rather than give the President a warm welcome — as [Saudi Arabia did with billboards](http://time.com/4787183/donald-trump-saudi-arabia-king-salman-2/ "undefined") of his face next to King Salman’s along Riyadh’s highways — [Rowling](http://time.com/4723729/j-k-rowling-trump-tweets/ "undefined") recommends moving in a different direction. The _Harry Potter_ author regularly criticizes [Trump on social media](http://time.com/4806708/london-mayor-trump-state-visit-cancel-twitter/ "undefined") and during speaking engagements (like the [2016 PEN Literary Gala](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCLsAvOgqPU "undefined")), so it was no exception when she took to Twitter Tuesday morning to share that she’d “rather he didn’t come” at all. Assuming he does, however, the creator of the beloved wizarding world pictured one splashy way for Trump’s critics to demonstrate their opposition: using his tweets about the recent [terrorist attack,](http://time.com/4806815/london-brigde-attack-suspects-released/?xid=homepage "undefined") which claimed the lives of seven and injured 48 in London, against him. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/871996334865342465) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/871963809132531712) In the tweets Rowling refers to, Trump [criticized](http://time.com/4805285/donald-trump-twitter-london-attack/ "undefined") London Mayor Sadiq Khan after he told Londoners that increased police presence on the streets was “no cause for alarm.” In response, Khan said that Trump [should not be welcomed](http://time.com/4806708/london-mayor-trump-state-visit-cancel-twitter/ "undefined") to the U.K., arguing that his policies aren’t compatible with the values Britain stands for. But it looks like Rowling’s followers will get that chance to demonstrate, should they so choose. Prime Minister Theresa May told the British tabloid [_The Sun_](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3736132/theresa-may-brands-donald-trump-wrong-to-attack-sadiq-khan-but-insists-his-state-visit-will-still-go-ahead/ "undefined") that although Trump was “wrong in what he said about Sadiq Khan,” his official state visit to Britain will go ahead as planned. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4806977/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-london-visit/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4806977/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-london-visit/"},"headline":"Here's How J. K. 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