US President Donald Trump on Monday (June 22) said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was “not Churchill,” criticizing him for failing to support the United States in its conflict with Iran and arguing the stance had weakened the UK’s leadership on the global stage. Speaking at the White House, Trump said Starmer’s position on the war, along with disagreements over defense cooperation, had strained ties between the two allies. He suggested Britain should have taken a stronger role alongside Washington, framing the moment as a test of Western unity.

Trump and Starmer's previously cordial relationship deteriorated after the UK refused to let America launch offensive strikes on Iran from bases on British soil

President Donald Trump named the 'two things' he believed tanked the tenure of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while also hammering the leader over the Iran war.

Trump wished Starmer well but spent much of a press conference at the Oval Office bashing him to reporters over Iran and energy.