{"id":3973,"date":"2026-03-05T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:36:22","slug":"donald-trump-tells-friends-keir-starmer-is-a-loser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3973","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump \u2018tells friends Keir Starmer is a loser\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Donald Trump \u2018tells friends Keir Starmer is a loser\u2019\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-05-at-12.52.14.png?height=1024&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The president apparently thinks Starmer &#8216;has no future&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Donald Trump has called Keir Starmer a \u201closer\u201d in conversations with friends, according to a report in the\u00a0Telegraph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>A source told the publication that the US president made the comments at a private dinner within the past fortnight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>They said: \u201cTrump has started calling Starmer a loser. He said it at a dinner with friends. He just thinks Starmer has no future any more.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The reports of Trump\u2019s comment come as the relationship between the president and Starmer appears at its most strained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Trump has been vocal of his criticism of Starmer in recent days over the prime minister\u2019s decision for the UK not to join the US\u2019s military action in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This started with the president saying\u00a0he was \u201cvery disappointed\u201d\u00a0in Starmer\u2019s decision to block the US from using the Diego Garcia base to carry out strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This was followed by Trump saying of Starmer \u201cthis is not Winston Churchill we\u2019re dealing with\u201d as he criticised the government\u2019s Chagos Islands deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Starmer has repeatedly defended his handling of the Iran conflict, and during PMQs this week he reminded critics \u2013 and Trump \u2013 exactly what the so-called \u2018special relationship\u2019 is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Donald #Trump #tells #friends #Keir #Starmer #loser<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president apparently thinks Starmer &#8216;has no future&#8217; Donald Trump has called Keir Starmer a \u201closer\u201d in conversations with friends, according to a report in the\u00a0Telegraph. A source told the publication that the US president made the comments at a private dinner within the past fortnight. They said: \u201cTrump has started calling Starmer a loser. 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