‘I like him a lot’: Donald Trump praises Keir Starmer for doing ‘very good job’
‘I like him a lot’: Donald Trump praises Keir Starmer for doing ‘very good job’
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Sir Keir Starmer handed major boost as US president says UK prime minister is ‘a very good person’. Donald Trump said he has a “very good relationship” with Sir Keir Starmer, adding the prime minister has done a “very good job thus far”. It comes despite the pair’s turbulent relationship since Sir Keir took office, amid rows with Mr Trump’s ally Elon Musk, who has publicly criticised the UK PM, and anger over Labour helping Kamala Harris in the US election.
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But speaking to the BBC on board Air Force One, Mr Trump said the pair would have a phone call “over the next 24 hours”. “I get along with him well. I like him a lot,” Mr Trump said. “He’s liberal, which is a bit different from me, but I think he’s a very good person and I think he’s done a very good job thus far.
“He’s represented his country in terms of philosophy. I may not agree with his philosophy, but I have a very good relationship with him.”. The president added the UK was being considered the destination for the first international trip of his second term.
He said: “It could be Saudi Arabia, it could be UK. Traditionally it could be UK.”. Sir Keir most recently met with Mr Trump at Trump Tower in New York during the presidential campaign. The pair also spoke on the phone following Mr Trump’s election victory, with Downing Street saying both men agreed the relationship between the UK and the US was “incredibly strong” and would “continue to thrive”.
