Donald Trump lashed out again at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer who Trump said is "no Churchill" after his refusal to participate in the US war with Iran.
"He's a very nice man with a beautiful family. Everything's perfect but he doesn't produce," Trump said.
The comments came during an Oval Office meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin, which saw Trump point to a bust of Winston Churchill and repeat his comments that "Keir is not Winston Churchill".
Trump has been fuming this week that NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, offering bitter acknowledgement that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he's conducting for the good of the world even if it doesn't appreciate his effort.
"I was disappointed because Keir was willing to send two aircraft carriers after we won," Trump said today.
"Because essentially there's no threat for the aircraft carriers right now. And I said no, no, we want things sent before the war, not after the war is won. So, yeah, I'm disappointed with Keir. I like him. I think he's a nice man, but I'm disappointed."
He then pointed to the bust.
"The late, great Winston Churchill. And Barack Hussein Obama did not want his bust in this office. Did you know that? And Barack Hussein Obama sent that bust back to England. He didn't — they didn't want it. And when I came in, I was asked if I wanted it. I said, absolutely, I want it. And I put it right there, Winston Churchill. And, you know, unfortunately, Keir is not Winston Churchill."
Asked if he has a "day after" plan for the war, Trump responded, "We have a lot."
"We're not ready to leave yet. But we will be leaving in the near future. We'll be leaving in pretty much the very near future," he said.
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