Donald Trump is a “very transactional” president, whose repeated demands on Iran must be seen in this context, one of Keir Starmer’s most senior ministers has said in an unusually blunt UK assessment of relations between the countries.
Asked about the US president’s threats of some sort of retaliation against allies who do not supply ships to try to free up the strait of Hormuz, Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, said the UK was not obliged to agree to every US request.
After Trump again criticised the UK for a perceived lack of enthusiasm in helping the US-Israeli war against Iran, McFadden said it was important to separate the US president’s “rhetoric” from the more important issues.
In an overnight interview with the Financial Times, Trump reiterated his frustration at the UK for not sending ships to the strait of Hormuz, the vital sea freight passage that has been all but closed by Iranian retaliatory attacks.
Trump: Europe bad! Europe rip off me! We don’t need Europe! NATO BAD! Europe take all my money! Bad! Trump’s illegal war: US needs help! GIVE ME MORE WAR!
transactional? that implies the US has provided anything in return (to any of its allies) for the last decade.
Why Europe do not help? HELP ME OR THEY WILL TALK ABOUT TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES!
Transactional? You think you’re getting anything for your compliance?
Only Andrew and that one diplomat have been outed so far. That’s something in a way.
US media talks of our allies, as if we have any after the shit that guy plays.
No kidding. At this point our list of “allies” is just a list of countries whose leaders aren’t actively fantasizing about bombing us, and it’s getting shorter by the day.
You started the war on your own, now deal with the consequences and stop whining that nobody wants to join your stupid endeavour.
This is the closest I fear we are going to get to someone criticising him.
Herr Schtarmer, Trumps gonna eat his testicles and have him thrown to the Sarlacc.
That picture is hilarious.
Left to right…
‘Herpy derp’ (but I play dumb and get money), ‘fuckin gonna kill ya’, and ‘just shat myself’
The orange pedo felon will treat the UK just like he did those 13 yo girls - offer them gifts and good times, then bone them.
Ask what he plans to give you for your help! He would t lift a finger without a bribe, act accordingly.
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While the whole rest of humanity hemms and haws to eventually respond with this kind of limp-dick answer, the White House keep running amok. They started a fool’s war, and are trying to drag others into it. The appropriate response is “go fuck yourself Trump.”
That’s right, if USA doesn’t like it, tell them to fuck off.
