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(62,168 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:32 PM Mar 3

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 Mar 3 OP

Well Trump is no FDR. What's the point? Raven123 Mar 3 #1

I guess Trump thinks he's FDR today. hadEnuf Mar 3 #10

Probably Stalin dflprincess Mar 3 #31

I'm amazed he knows he's not dealing with Churchill. ananda Mar 3 #20

Beat me to it. wnylib Mar 3 #22

He is Howdy Doodey, Putin's puppet! MacKasey Mar 4 #33

You beat me to it. SheltieLover Mar 4 #35

I'm shocked SallyHemmings Mar 3 #2

He's a rapist. They should be grateful to him. travelingthrulife Mar 4 #46

My god! PatSeg Mar 3 #3

Not to mention British people don't hold Churchill in high regard. nt Nashchica Mar 3 #11

Good point PatSeg Mar 3 #15

Is that true? iemanja Mar 3 #19

It's true. Brits liked Churchill's inspiring rhetoric wnylib Mar 3 #25

Thanks... wonder who supplied PEDO Cha Mar 3 #30

Rasputin Miller. Another goon who understands no history. travelingthrulife Mar 4 #47

But they put the Conservatives back in power in 1951 dflprincess Mar 3 #32

The 1950s were a swing to the right in the US, too. wnylib Mar 4 #34

I was referring to how he is iemanja Mar 4 #36

info on sharia courts in britain.... msongs Mar 3 #4

Well Felon, you are no Barack Obama, Joe Biden livetohike Mar 3 #5

Yes! That's mostly what I said Cha Mar 3 #26

Hi Cha! Great minds think alike.😆 Hope all is livetohike Mar 4 #45

He's no Winston Churchill. That's pretty self evident. patphil Mar 3 #6

Sounds like... 2naSalit Mar 3 #7

Whcih is ... Cha Mar 3 #24

All these plans should have been arranged before the attack. No plans and no one knows what they're doing except Deuxcents Mar 3 #28

If he was Winston Churchill, he would say the following about Krasnov Wonder Why Mar 3 #8

And what would Churchill think..... Smilo Mar 3 #9

It's clear that Trump is now several cans short of a 12 pack. hadEnuf Mar 3 #12

You've used the live news link, and the "no Churchill" story is about 4 pages down it now muriel_volestrangler Mar 3 #13

Drat, they completely rewrote the story, too. What a mess. And no way to get everything I had before highplainsdem Mar 3 #17

Still winning friends, and influencing enemies Bayard Mar 3 #14

He's bound and determined to make the entire world hate us mdbl Mar 3 #16

And the child rapist is no FDR. iemanja Mar 3 #18

Chuchill wouldn't kiss your ass like Starmer. Intractable Mar 3 #21

PEDO Fuck head is NO Joe Biden Or Barack Cha Mar 3 #23

Gallipoli anyone? Johonny Mar 3 #27

And drumpf is no FDR. greatauntoftriplets Mar 3 #29

Not even in the same universe with FDR! SheltieLover Mar 4 #37

There is one thing I wish he had in common with FDR. niyad Mar 4 #38

Decency SheltieLover Mar 4 #39

Not possible. I wish they were both "the late" niyad Mar 4 #40

Slob doesn't have a shred of decency. SheltieLover Mar 4 #41

Oh. Lol SheltieLover Mar 4 #42

Well, Trump, you shouldn't have started a war that resulted in our Naval base in Bahrain being taken out, thus artemisia1 Mar 4 #43

and trump is no Eisenhower, by a long shot. Captain Zero Mar 4 #44

Yet, Trump is lower than Nixon. Kid Berwyn Mar 4 #48