Donald Trump ‘repeatedly branded Keir Starmer “very left wing” agreeing with Elon Musk’ before PM’s gushing congrats
Sir Keir Starmer posted a photo of himself laughing as he was on the phone with the President-elect
DONALD Trump is said to have repeatedly described Keir Starmer as “very left-wing” echoing comments from his pal Elon Musk.
The President-elect reportedly made the remarks in private conversations with British associates in the past few months.
The 78-year-old had previously accused Labour of “foreign interference” in the US election.
But the UK PM rushed to congratulate Trump on his election victory with a written statement followed by a phone call last night.
Starmer offered Trump “hearty” congratulations for his sweeping election win and “fondly” recalled a dinner they had in New York in September.
Details of the chat were revealed by Downing Street – with the PM posting a picture of himself laughing as he was on the phone.
Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said Sir Keir Starmer‘s first phone call with President-elect Trump was a “congratulations on your win” type of call and added: “We’ve just been through an election campaign a few months ago here.
“So we know how stressful these things can be. There’s always a relief if you get to the end of it.”
Trump has repeatedly branded the UK PM “very left-wing” in private conversations with high-ranking Brit officials, people familiar with the matter told .
And it appears that Trump has even agreed with his supporter Elon Musk who has been involved in an online spat with the British PM.
The tech billionaire has repeatedly criticised the PM’s response to far-right riots that erupted in the UK over the summer claiming the country faced “civil war” and even likened it to the Soviet Union.
A top US analyst also warned Trump would view Keir Stamer as a “lightweight woke lefty”.
Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, Nile Gardiner, told the Daily Mail: “I do not think Donald Trump will trust Keir Starmer at all.
“I think he will view Starmer and the Labour government in many respects as problematic.”
Sir Keir Starmer faces a big challenge in smoothing things over after Labour activists flew to the US to campaign for Kamala Harris.
The move angered Trump’s Presidential campaign prompting them to file a complaint, accusing Labour of “foreign interference”.
Trump’s team claimed last month that “the Harris campaign has accepted, illegal foreign national contributions”.
It comes as…
- Harris conceded in a phone call to Trump on Wednesday after refusing to speak to the media as he took the lead.
- She finally emerged from hiding for a 4 pm ET concession speech where her VP pick, Tim Walz, was seen crying.
- President Joe Biden also called Trump and invited him to the White House.
- Biden is set to give remarks on the election on Thursday.
- Trump took to the stage in Florida with his entire family at around 2:30 am ET on Tuesday to celebrate his win.
- His running mate, JD Vance, called the victory the “greatest political comeback in American history.”
- Republicans took control of the Senate after Ted Cruz was re-elected in Texas.
In a bid to ease tensions between Labour and the US, Starmer was among the first world leaders to congratulate Trump saying he looks forward to working with the incoming President.
Sir Keir said: “Congratulations President-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead.
“As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.
“From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”
His statement was followed by a congratulations message by Foreign Secretary David Lammy – who has previously accused Trump of being a “neo-nazi”, a “woman hater” and the “KKK”.
He said: “Congratulations to Donald Trump on your victory.
“The UK has no greater friend than the US, with the special relationship being cherished on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 80 years.
“We look forward to working with you and JD Vance in the years ahead.”
How should Sir Keir work with Trump
by Emer Scully
Associate Professor of International Relations, Dr Noga Glucksam, said: “Historically, the special relationship sometimes was just about the relationship between the heads of States Bush and Blair.
“Trump is a very personal relationship kind of a person, but also Trump, has shown time and again that he’s very much happy to change his mind about people if they just say the right thing at the right time in the right way.
“So in this regard, even though I think the media rightfully can kind of paint a picture of him being very begrudging and sure that element is there, but I think he’s also shown a very easy kind of turning around.
“I think there is a bigger picture here.
“What are all of the things that we just took for granted that maybe we shouldn’t.
“That there is a lot of room to develop a further, very positive relationship between the UK and the US. Going forward over the next few years.
“We know that Trump wants to put tariffs on a variety of products. But that doesn’t necessarily have to put the UK on the wrong end of those tariffs.
“The UK could maybe somehow weasel and negotiate its way through being a beneficiary of that. And it’s just a matter of growing up a little bit of the way that we used to think about Trump.
“And that’s not whitewashing or just kind of forgetting. It’s very important not to forget anything, but it’s also important to just look at the reality in the eyes and not kind of tell ourselves stories to make sense of it. If that makes sense.”
Photos from Trump’s Palm Beach victory party showed loyal fans celebrating Trump’s historic victory.
Fans were seen cheering as huge screens projected: “Trump elected as the 47th president.”
It comes as Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to continue fighting following her defeat.
