BRITAIN needs to be fixed as “London is having a lot of problems”, Trump has said in his latest rant about Starmer.
The US president chastised his British counterpart for the state of the United Kingdom, taking particular aim at the capital, just a day after in surrendering the .
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before heading to Davos, SwitzerlandCredit: EPA
Trump has once again publicly criticised British Prime Minister Keir StarmerCredit: EPA
Tensions are growing between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald TrumpCredit: EPA
“London is having a lot of problems,” Trump said in his latest bite at the PM.
He included French president Emmanuel Macron in his latest scathing judgements.
“They’ve [ and Macron] got to straighten out their countries,” he said.
Trump went on to say that he didn’t think Macron would be around “much longer” and implied he thought the French and British leaders were two-faced.
“[They] treat me well. They get a little bit rough when … I’m not around, but when I’m around, they treat me very nicely,” he said.
“Emmanuel is not going to be there very long. And you know, there’s no longevity there. He’s a friend of mine. He’s a nice guy. I like Macron, but, but he’s not, he’s not going to be there very much longer.”
at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, Macron took several hidden jabs at .
Macron said: “It’s a shift towards a world without rules, where international law is trampled underfoot and where the only law that seems to matter is that of the strongest.”
Seemingly taking a thinly veiled swipe at Trump, Macron said: “We do prefer respect over bullies.”
Despite green lighting the Chagos deal last year, the enraged President is now using it to build his case for invading Greenland.
In a shocking tirade yesterday, Trump posted on Truth Social: “Shockingly, our ‘brilliant’ Ally, the , is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to . FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.”
Trump told The Sun he was officially “against” Britain’s handover.
Speaking in the White House, the President told our : “I think when they were originally going to do it they were talking about doing some concept of ownership.
“But now they’re looking to essentially do a lease and sell it, and I’m against it. It’s nothing like Greenland, but it’s a reasonably important area of the globe.
“Not anywhere near Greenland, but I think they should keep it. I don’t know why they’re doing it, do they need money?”
Trump said he “gets along” with Sir Keir but that he needs to “straighten out his country” by slashing immigration and do more North Sea drilling.
Macron said we are ‘shifting to a world without rules’Credit: afp
London said its deal ‘secures’ a key US-UK military base on the Indian Ocean archipelagoCredit: afp
The islands serve as a tactical Indian Ocean outpostCredit: AP
But, after branding the move “GREAT STUPIDITY” online, a spokesperson for the PM doubled down.
They said the “UK will never compromise on our national security”.
The comments come after about a military invasion of Greenland.
The PM used an emergency press conference to and as “completely wrong”.
He hit out after in his quest to .
But asked if he thought was serious about his threats to take the island by force, said: “I don’t actually.
The Sun Says
Rethink, PM
THE pure folly of his plan to sign away the Chagos Islands has finally come back to bite Sir Keir Starmer.
Giving up such a — and paying more than £30billion for the privilege — is just about the worst foreign policy deal a British Government has ever made.
outburst yesterday — in which he accused the Government of “great stupidity” — is entirely fair.
It’s also a grievous blow to the PM’s entire US strategy.
For a year, he has been at pains not to offend the President, while rolling out the red carpet at every opportunity.
But it counted for nothing once Mr Trump alighted on the “weakness” Britain is displaying to our enemies.
did not need to give the islands away.
The ruling by an international court that they should be handed to , an ally of , was non-binding.
But, egged on by and fellow human rights lawyers, the PM gave in.
Yesterday, was insisting that Mr Trump’s public humiliation of Sir Keir changes nothing.
But, without approval for the deal, how can it proceed, given the importance of the on the largest of the islands?
Just months ago even Foreign Secretary publicly agreed it would be impossible to proceed without US backing. What’s now changed?
With the treaty with Mauritius not yet signed, Sir Keir still has time to prevent a ruinously expensive mistake.
“I think that this can be resolved and should be resolved through calm discussion, but with the application of the principles and values that I’ve set out in terms of who decides the future of , and making clear that the use of tariffs in this way is completely wrong.”
Trump is slated to give the keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, today, but his plane had to perform a dramatic U-turn after experiencing technical difficulties.
He’s due to meet with European leaders for the first time since on if they continue to oppose his invasion campaign of Greenland.
White House press secretary said the decision to return was made after take-off when the crew aboard Air Force One identified a minor electrical issue and, out of an abundance of caution, decided to turn around.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to attend the World Economic Form in DavosCredit: AP
Passengers walk off of Air Force One toward the tarmac after a dramatic U-turnCredit: Getty
Speaking after a White House briefing marking one year back in office earlier in the day, he said he had lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland during his trip.
“And I think things are going to work out pretty well,” he said.
Pressed on how far he is willing to go to secure the Arctic territory, Trump offered only a brief reply: “You’ll find out.”
He also rejected suggestions that his , saying: “I think that we will work something out where Nato is going to be very happy, and where we’re going to be very happy.
“But we need it [Greenland] for security purposes, we need it for national security and even world security.”
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