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(61,414 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:32 PM Tuesday

Trump hits out at Starmer over Iran: 'This is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with' [View all]

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Source: Independent

Speaking at the White House, the US president unleashed another rant about the UK, claiming Sir Keir had been "very uncooperative" and had "ruined relationships" over Iran and the Chagos Islands.

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Appearing to refer to the Diego Garcia base in the Chagos Islands, Mr Trump added: "That island... It's taken three, four days, for us to work out where we can land there; it would have been much more convenient landing there as opposed to flying many extra hours, so we are very surprised."

"This is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with," he added.

Mr Trump went on to express his disapproval at Britain's deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying the UK has "ruined relationships" over the "stupid island".

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-keir-starmer-iran-winston-churchill-b2931235.html

Trump also called London mayor Sadiq Khan incompetent and claimed incorrectly that the UK has Sharia courts adjudicating law.

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Trump hits out at Starmer over Iran: 'This is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with' [View all] highplainsdem Tuesday OP

Well Trump is no FDR. What's the point? Raven123 Tuesday #1

I guess Trump thinks he's FDR today. hadEnuf Tuesday #10

Probably Stalin dflprincess Tuesday #31

I'm amazed he knows he's not dealing with Churchill. ananda Tuesday #20

Beat me to it. wnylib Tuesday #22

He is Howdy Doodey, Putin's puppet! MacKasey Tuesday #33

You beat me to it. SheltieLover Tuesday #35

I'm shocked SallyHemmings Tuesday #2

He's a rapist. They should be grateful to him. travelingthrulife Yesterday #46

My god! PatSeg Tuesday #3

Not to mention British people don't hold Churchill in high regard. nt Nashchica Tuesday #11

Good point PatSeg Tuesday #15

Is that true? iemanja Tuesday #19

It's true. Brits liked Churchill's inspiring rhetoric wnylib Tuesday #25

Thanks... wonder who supplied PEDO Cha Tuesday #30

Rasputin Miller. Another goon who understands no history. travelingthrulife Yesterday #47

But they put the Conservatives back in power in 1951 dflprincess Tuesday #32

The 1950s were a swing to the right in the US, too. wnylib Tuesday #34

I was referring to how he is iemanja Tuesday #36

info on sharia courts in britain.... msongs Tuesday #4

Well Felon, you are no Barack Obama, Joe Biden livetohike Tuesday #5

Yes! That's mostly what I said Cha Tuesday #26

Hi Cha! Great minds think alike.😆 Hope all is livetohike Yesterday #45

He's no Winston Churchill. That's pretty self evident. patphil Tuesday #6

Sounds like... 2naSalit Tuesday #7

Whcih is ... Cha Tuesday #24

All these plans should have been arranged before the attack. No plans and no one knows what they're doing except Deuxcents Tuesday #28

If he was Winston Churchill, he would say the following about Krasnov Wonder Why Tuesday #8

And what would Churchill think..... Smilo Tuesday #9

It's clear that Trump is now several cans short of a 12 pack. hadEnuf Tuesday #12

You've used the live news link, and the "no Churchill" story is about 4 pages down it now muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #13

Drat, they completely rewrote the story, too. What a mess. And no way to get everything I had before highplainsdem Tuesday #17

Still winning friends, and influencing enemies Bayard Tuesday #14

He's bound and determined to make the entire world hate us mdbl Tuesday #16

And the child rapist is no FDR. iemanja Tuesday #18

Chuchill wouldn't kiss your ass like Starmer. Intractable Tuesday #21

PEDO Fuck head is NO Joe Biden Or Barack Cha Tuesday #23

Gallipoli anyone? Johonny Tuesday #27

And drumpf is no FDR. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #29

Not even in the same universe with FDR! SheltieLover Tuesday #37

There is one thing I wish he had in common with FDR. niyad Yesterday #38

Decency SheltieLover Yesterday #39

Not possible. I wish they were both "the late" niyad Yesterday #40

Slob doesn't have a shred of decency. SheltieLover Yesterday #41

Oh. Lol SheltieLover Yesterday #42

Well, Trump, you shouldn't have started a war that resulted in our Naval base in Bahrain being taken out, thus artemisia1 Yesterday #43

and trump is no Eisenhower, by a long shot. Captain Zero Yesterday #44

Yet, Trump is lower than Nixon. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #48