Trump criticizes Starmer after his resignation and insists ‘he’s got two problems’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump and Starmer have had a rocky relationship over the past year (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump said Sir Keir Starmer “really hurt himself” in the US president’s first public remarks since the prime minister announced he is resigning.Trump had declared that Starmer would resign in a Truth Social post prior to Starmer’s announcement Monday morning. Later Monday, Trump was asked about Starmer’s resignation at an Oval Office event. “I think he's a lovely man, but I said ‘you're really messing up energy. You have windmills all over the place. In the meantime, you have the North Sea oil, and they won't let anybody drill to one of the great fields in the world,’” Trump said.He went so far as to call Sir Keir “sort of a friend of mine,” but caveated “he was not good to us with NATO” while going on to criticize him over the UK’s Iran war stance.“He’s got two problems. Energy and immigration,” Trump said. “And crime, but energy and immigration. ... He’s really hurt himself, very badly.”In fullStarmer resignation live: Burnham could be next prime minister in weeks as he’s sworn in as Labour MPThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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