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| Trump says Keir Starmer doing 'very good job' | Trump says Keir Starmer doing 'very good job' |
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| US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a "very good job thus far" and that the pair have a "very good relationship". | US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a "very good job thus far" and that the pair have a "very good relationship". |
| Asked by the BBC on board Air Force One about his relationship with Sir Keir, Trump added that they would be having a call "over the next 24 hours". | Asked by the BBC on board Air Force One about his relationship with Sir Keir, Trump added that they would be having a call "over the next 24 hours". |
| Trump and the Labour leader have met on a number of occasions, including a visit by Sir Keir to Trump Tower in New York during the presidential campaign. | Trump and the Labour leader have met on a number of occasions, including a visit by Sir Keir to Trump Tower in New York during the presidential campaign. |
| Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk, however, has been strongly critical of Sir Keir and has repeatedly called for his removal from office. | Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk, however, has been strongly critical of Sir Keir and has repeatedly called for his removal from office. |
| "I get along with him well. I like him a lot," Trump said of Sir Keir. | "I get along with him well. I like him a lot," Trump said of Sir Keir. |
| "He's liberal, which is a bit different from me, but I think he's a very good person and I think he's done a very good job thus far. | "He's liberal, which is a bit different from me, but I think he's a very good person and I think he's done a very good job thus far. |
| "He's represented his country in terms of philosophy. | "He's represented his country in terms of philosophy. |
| "I may not agree with his philosophy, but I have a very good relationship with him." | "I may not agree with his philosophy, but I have a very good relationship with him." |
| Trump was speaking during a visit to the press room on board the presidential plane on Saturday. | |
| He was asked about his relationship with Sir Keir after responding to a question about where he might go for the first international trip of his second term. | |
| "It could be Saudi Arabia, it could be UK. Traditionally it could be UK," he said. | |
| "Last time I went to Saudi Arabia because they agreed to buy $450 billion of American United States merchandise." |