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Donald Trump praises Starmer for 'good job'

Trump said his first foreign destination "could be Saudi Arabia"

Donald Trump praises Starmer for 'good job'

Keir Starmer gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the Downing Street. (Photo by Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump applauded British prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday (25) for doing "a very good job", saying the two leaders would have a call within 24 hours.

"I think he's done a very good job thus far," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "I like him a lot".


His comments come after Starmer was recently on the receiving end of brutal verbal attacks by Elon Musk, a close ally of Trump and the world's richest man.

Musk, who was appointed by Trump to head a new department of "government efficiency", used his social media platform X this month to launch a barrage of posts against Starmer, including calling for his ouster.

Trump told reporters he "may not agree with his (Starmer's) philosophy, but I have a very good relationship with him."

"He's liberal, which is a little bit different for me, but I think he's a very good person," Trump said.

"He and I have a call over the next 24 hours," he added.

The new Labour government, elected in July, has spent months trying to build bridges with Trump's team.

Foreign secretary David Lammy, who once called Trump a "tyrant in a toupee", this week praised his "incredible grace", recalling a dinner he and Starmer had with Trump in New York in September.

Meanwhile, Trump said that his first foreign destination "could be Saudi Arabia" even though traditionally US presidents visit Britain.

Trump said that the last time he traveled to Saudi Arabia it was because the Arab kingdom agreed to buy billions of dollars worth of US merchandise.

"If that offer were right, I'd do that again," he said.

(AFP)

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