Trump remembers Starmer as feckless on Iran and energy as British PM resigns
President Donald Trump expressed mixed reactions to the resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer,criticizing him over energy policies and his stance during the Iran conflict. Trump highlighted disagreements with Starmer, particularly regarding NATO support and UK energy policies, especially the exploitation of North Sea oil. He described Starmer as a “nice man” but pointed out issues related to energy, immigration, and crime. Trump also criticized UK’s refusal to support the U.S. during the Iran war, noting Starmer’s absence and negative comments about the US. Additionally, Trump called out germany and Italy as “very bad,” and falsely announced Starmer’s resignation before it was officially confirmed, praising him in a flippant manner on social media. The article also features additional recommended stories on unrelated topics.
President Donald Trump vacillated between insults and well wishes after the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, bashing him over energy and his noninvolvement in the war with Iran.
Trump and Starmer had a contentious relationship, reaching a low point during the Iran war, when the United Kingdom went along with most NATO countries in declining to support the U.S. in the conflict. Trump seemed to openly have mixed feelings after Starmer resigned on Monday, voicing alternating niceties and insults while answering questions in the Oval Office.
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“I was critical only for this, because I think he’s a lovely man, but I said you’re really messing up energy. You have windmills all over the place. In the meantime, you have the North Sea oil, and they won’t let anybody drill,” Trump said, going on to criticize London for not exploiting the oil there.
The president went on to clarify that Starmer is a “nice man … sort of a friend of mine,” but then increasingly found issues with him as he spoke.
“He was not good to us with NATO … right? He said we can’t use the island to land — that was a first for a couple of weeks — he said, ‘Well, but ultimately I gave it to you,’ now that was a bad move that hurt him badly,” he continued. “I wish him well, but he’s got two problems, energy and immigration, and crime, but energy and immigration.”
Trump later returned to the issue of Starmer declining to support the U.S. military during the Iran war.
“Starmer wasn’t there, and you know what? The people of the U.K. did not like it that he wasn’t there. Starmer said no. Starmer said worse than no. He said, ‘We’ll be there as soon as you win.’ I said, ‘We don’t need you as soon as we win.’ Before I went in, we called him. He said, ‘Oh, wow, we’ll be there,’” Trump said. “This was not Winston Churchill.”
The president also singled out Germany and Italy as “very bad.”
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Trump announced Starmer’s resignation before it was made in a Sunday Truth Social post, where he spoke in less charitable terms.
“Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. He failed badly on two very important subjects- IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well!” he wrote.
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