Trump praises Starmer for doing 'very good job' so far and plans to call him within 24 hours
Trump praises Starmer for doing 'very good job' so far and plans to call him within 24 hours
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Donald Trump has said he thinks Sir Keir Starmer has "done a very good job" so far and said the pair will speak over the phone "over the next 24 hours". The US president said he and the prime minister "get along well" despite Sir Keir being "liberal, which is a little bit different from me".
"But I think he's a very good person," Mr Trump said. "I think he's done a very good job thus far. "He's represented his country in terms of his philosophy. I may not agree with his philosophy but I have a very good relationship with him.". Sir Keir previously met Mr Trump for dinner at Trump Tower in New York in September, before he was elected president for a second time, and has held two pre-inauguration calls with him.
Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One that his first international trip could be to the UK, or Saudi Arabia - the first country he travelled to as president during his first term. The US president said "traditionally it could be UK", but last time he travelled to Saudi Arabia because it agreed to buy billions of dollars of US merchandise.
"If that offer were right, I'd do that again," he said. Mr Trump's warm remarks about Sir Keir were at odds with those of billionaire Elon Musk, who has played a starring role in his second presidency so far, and has repeatedly called for the prime minister to be replaced.
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