Donald Trump appears to have taken another dig at Britain and Sir Keir Starmer, as the war of words between the two countries over the Iran war threatens to go all out.
The British President has launched a series of brutal attacks against Britain over the country’s slow response to helping the US in its conflict with Iran. Sir Keir Starmer has come in for particularly heavy criticism, with him criticizing him as “no Winston Churchill” in another brutal dismissal. Mr Trump said he was “disappointed” by the prime minister’s earlier refusal to send aircraft carriers to the Middle East. On Wednesday morning, the US President took another dig at Britain and other “allies” on his Truth Social platform, claiming they were “non-reactive” during the war with Iran.
He wrote: “I wonder what would happen if we ‘eliminated’ what is left of the Iranian terrorist state, and the countries that use it, not us, would be responsible for the so-called ‘strait’?”
“This will take down some of our unresponsive ‘allies’, and fast!!! President DJT.”
On Tuesday, Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he rejected Starmer’s proposal to send British aircraft carriers to help the US in its war against Iran.
He expressed unhappiness over Britain’s stance fueling the ongoing conflict, with Britain reportedly refusing to send warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world’s global oil supply passes.
Iran has kept the channel closed after several missile and drone attacks.
Taking a dig at the UK PM, Mr Trump told Sky News: “Unfortunately Keir is not Winston Churchill. Well, he hasn’t endorsed, and I think that’s a big mistake.
“You know, they make a lot of money on trade with the United States. I went out of my way (to get the trade deal). We made them a good deal and, frankly, it probably wasn’t appreciated.”
Asked about his relationship with Britain, the president said: “It was always the best until Kiir came along.” However, Trump insisted that Starmer is a “very nice man with a beautiful family”.
He said he was “disappointed because Kiir was willing to send two aircraft carriers after we won because essentially, there is no threat… (and we) said, no, no, we want to send things before the war, not after we win the war.”
