Trump takes another swipe at Keir Starmer’s lack of support for his war in Iran, saying ‘we don’t want another Neville Chamberlain’

Donald Trump took another swipe at Sir Keir Starmer as he told reporters at the White House: “We don’t want another Neville Chamberlain.”

Asked by a reporter whether he had spoken to Sir Keir and whether the UK could ‘rise like Jesus this Easter weekend’, Trump replied: “That’s what they need.”

‘They’ve got a long way to go, the UK’s got a long way to go,’ and then adds: ‘We don’t want another Neville Chamberlain, do we agree?’

Chamberlain, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the start of the Second World War before being replaced by Winston Churchill, is remembered for his policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany in the run-up to the conflict.

It comes after Starmer was warned his relationship with the US President could be irreversibly damaged following a series of harsh statements from Trump.

Kim Darroch, former national security adviser and former British ambassador to the United States, said the prime minister “has the right to resist direct involvement in Trump’s ‘war of choice’ on Iran.”

“But it has arguably done serious damage to his personal relationship with Trump,” he told The Guardian, adding that a “damaged Trump could go on the offensive” with “more tariffs.”

In an earlier speech at the White House, Trump mocked Starmer for his response to the Middle East conflict.

It comes after Starmer was warned his relationship with the US President could be irreversibly damaged following a series of harsh statements from Trump.

He imitated the British Prime Minister and said that he should ask his team about sending ‘two defective aircraft carriers’ to the Middle East.

Speaking at lunch last Wednesday, Trump said: ‘I asked England who our best should be.

‘Actually the King will be here in two weeks, he is a good man, King Charles.

‘But they should have been our best, but they weren’t our best. “You have two old, broken down aircraft carriers, can you send them?” I said.

While imitating Starmer, Trump added: ‘Oh, I’ll have to ask my team.

I said, ‘You are the Prime Minister, there is no need for this.’

“No, no, no, I need to ask my team. My team needs to meet, we’re meeting next week.”

‘But the war has already begun. Next week the war will be over in three days.’

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