British Lawmaker Uses Dumbledore's Words To Make A Point About Trump

British lawmaker Sam Gyimah referenced fictional character Albus Dumbledore during a televised debate about President Donald Trump. Dumbledore is part of the Harry Potter books and movies.

During a recent conversation on Question Time, the British Member of Parliament praised U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May for her criticisms of Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos.

In his speech, he also recited one of Dumbledore's most famous lines from one of the films. "It takes great bravery to stand up to your enemies. It takes even more bravery to stand up to your friends," said Gyimah.

Albus Dumbledore's Famous Line

His words were almost completely similar to what Dumbledore said Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone when he gave Neville Longbottom 10 points for being courageous.

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends," said the character.

Gyimah did not directly say that he quoted the Harry Potter character in his speech. However, fans that have seen his interview praised the official.

Donald Trump Visits The U.K.

Trump is expected to visit the U.K. in the coming days, and Gyimah admitted that he's "personally deeply uncomfortable" that the president would be setting foot in his country.

Gyimah believes that Trump is divisive and his arrival to the U.K. might cause problems among the people.

"The invitation has been sent and has been accepted. It's above my pay grade in terms of what happens next," said the lawmaker.

Twitter's Safety Rules

Meanwhile, the president of the United States made headlines this week after he retweeted graphic anti-Muslim videos online. Following the incident, an unnamed spokesperson for Twitter explained why they didn't remove the tweets from their site.

"To help ensure people have an opportunity to see every side of an issue, there may be the rare occasion when we allow controversial content or behavior which may otherwise violate our rules to remain on our service because we believe there is a legitimate public interest in its availability," said the spokesperson via CNN.

A day later, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey retracted the explanation and said that they are still investigating the matter. "We're still looking critically at all of our current policies, and appreciate all the feedback," said Dorsey.

Another message from Twitter's safety team claimed that the anti-Muslim videos have been permitted on their site because of their current media policy.

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