Trump hurls another Churchill insult at Starmer as Europe slams the door on his plea for Iran war help… and leave him insisting US ‘doesn’t need help’

Donald Trump launched further attacks on Keir Starmer today as he continues to vent his anger at European leaders for refusing to help the Iran war.

The US President described the Prime Minister as ‘disappointing’ in his latest free-form press conference in the Oval Office.

He repeated his attack that Sir Keir was ‘not Churchill’ and pointed to the statue of Britain’s wartime prime minister on the table behind him.

And the President expanded his criticism to include Labour’s ‘disastrous’ immigration policy and its fondness for wind turbines, which he said were ‘killing birds’.

On Tuesday, Mr Trump also attacked Emmanuel Macron, saying the French President would be ‘out of office very soon’ after Paris flatly rejected a US request for help reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz.

About one-fifth of global oil supply usually passes through the canal to the Persian Gulf, but Iran manages to effectively keep this channel closed with missile and drone attacks.

Mr. Trump’s frustration has become increasingly evident as European powers rebuffed his calls to send warships to reopen the crucial sea passage.

In a post on the Truth Social site early Tuesday, the President was forced to insist: ‘WE DON’T NEED ANYONE’S HELP!’

As the US President’s anger grows, the Prime Minister hosts Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO chief Mark Rutte in Downing Street this afternoon

Mr Trump also criticized Emmanuel Macron, saying the French President would be ‘removed very soon’ after Paris rejected his request for help reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking in the Oval Office during a media call with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, Mr Trump again claimed that Sir Keir had offered to send two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. This is something Britain rejects.

Sir Keir insisted yesterday that Britain would not be dragged into a ‘wider war’ after the US and Israel attacked Tehran.

Hosting Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street today, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of focusing on Ukraine’s campaign against the Russian occupation.

France and Germany have also rejected the idea of ​​taking an active role as the Iran conflict continues.

Mr Macron said: ‘We are not a party to the conflict and therefore France will never participate in operations to open or liberate the Strait of Hormuz in the current context.’

In his latest hockey-coke exchange over appeals for help from allies, Mr Trump insisted America did not need any aid this afternoon.

Asked whether the clashes had damaged his relationship with Sir Keir, the President said: ‘There has been no support and I think that’s a big mistake.

‘You know, they make a lot of money from trade with the United States. I went out of my way.

‘As you know, they could not make a deal with Biden because they did not have a real administration to make a deal with Biden.

‘But we made a deal. We got a good deal for them and frankly it probably wasn’t appreciated.

‘I’m looking forward to seeing the king. As you know, it’s coming very shortly, but no, I’m disappointed because Keir was willing to send two aircraft carriers after we won because actually… there’s no threat to aircraft carriers at the moment.

‘And I said no, no, we want things to be shipped before the war, not after the war is won.

‘So yeah, I’m disappointed in Keir. ‘I like him, I think he’s a good guy, but I’m disappointed.’

Mr Trump later repeated his claim that ‘Unfortunately Keir is not Winston Churchill’ and said the Prime Minister ‘didn’t produce’.

The president told reporters: ‘He would even send aircraft carriers only after we won.

‘So when there are no planes left, he sends them in when the missiles are down to 8 percent.’

Asked if he had confidence in the Prime Minister, Trump said: ‘That’s not for me, in fact the people of the UK need to have confidence.

‘So, I was very critical of Keir and I did it in a friendly way, I said, unless you change the energy thing and move away from windmills and go back to oil and gas.

‘You have something that no other country has, very few countries have anything like it: the North Sea.

‘You have some of the largest oil and petroleum deposits in the world. ‘They don’t use the North Sea.’

Mr Trump added: ‘I think he’s a good man but I disagree with him on two things.

‘First of all, his immigration policy is a disaster, his energy policy is also a disaster; and these are the greatest policies you can have.

‘You’ve allowed millions and millions and millions of people to come into your country who shouldn’t be there. And by the way, this is true all over Europe.’

Mr Martin sought to defend Sir Keir as someone who ‘has done so much to reset the Irish-British relationship’.

The Irish Prime Minister told Mr Trump: ‘I believe he is a very serious and solid person, I think you are capable of getting along with him, you have got along with him before.’

In a post on the Truth Social site early Tuesday, the President was forced to insist: ‘WE DON’T NEED ANYONE’S HELP!’

France flatly rejected the demand for a “joint effort” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“We are not a party to the conflict and therefore France will never take part in operations aimed at opening or liberating the Strait of Hormuz in the current context,” Mr. Macron said in a statement following Mr. Trump’s request for allies to help secure the critical artery, which has been effectively closed by Iran in response to US-Israeli attacks. he said.

‘However, we believe that we are ready to take responsibility for the escort system together with other countries when the situation calms down.’

Posting angrily on Truth Social, Trump hit back at the rejection of NATO, describing the alliance as a ‘one-way street’ and stating that ‘we no longer ‘need’ or desire the help of NATO Nations – WE NEVER HAVE!’ he declared.

Faced with Mr Macron’s comments this afternoon, Mr Trump said: ‘He will be out of office very soon.’

‘It would be in everyone’s interest for this war to stop,’ EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, adding: ‘The problem with wars is that it is easier to start them than to stop them, and they always get out of control.’

“We are consulting with regional countries such as the Gulf countries, Jordan and Egypt about whether we can make suggestions for Iran, Israel and the United States to get out of this situation and thus protect everyone’s dignity,” he said in an interview with Reuters.

Israel claimed to have killed two senior Iranian commanders in one night.

But there are claims that even Mr Trump’s inner circle is growing concerned about the progress of the campaign.

13 US soldiers died in the conflict and more than 200 soldiers in seven countries were injured. The consequences of the increase in energy prices will be felt all over the world, including the USA.

‘We clearly kicked [Iran’s] “They are in the field, but they largely hold the cards now,” a White House source told Politico.

‘They decide how long we’re going to be in this business and they decide whether we put our boots on the ground. And it seems to me that there is a way around this if we want to save face.’

Some allies fear Trump risks being dragged into an open-ended conflict as the midterm elections approach; The escalating war threatens to raise the cost of living for voters already angry about affordability.

‘Conditions have changed,’ said a second person familiar with the military operation. ‘The ramps no longer work because Iran is carrying out the asymmetric action.’

The war has also caused a divide among top allies within Trump’s MAGA movement, including Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, with whom the president has opposed regime change wars in the Middle East for years.