Trump and Starmer (Image: Getty)
at Sir Keir Starmer after make-or-break talks in Washington over and trade.
The US President noted during a cordial meeting that his UK counterpart was a “tough negotiator” as the two held a joint press conference.
White House’s East Room, the US President said: “Today it’s my privilege to welcome the Prime Minister of a very special place, the United Kingdom, to the White House.
“Prime Minister Starmer, you’ve been terrific in our discussions. You’re a very tough negotiator, however, I’m not sure I like that, but that’s okay.”
He added: “The Prime Minister and I have gotten off to an outstanding start. The US and UK have a special relationship, very special, really, like no other passed down through the centuries, and we’re going to keep it that way.”
When Sir Keir was asked by a reporter if Mr Trump’s hints at making Canada a 51st state would trouble the King, he responded that there was no “divide” between the US and UK, but as he continued to answer, Mr Trump butted in and said “that’s enough”.
Former prime minister Winston Churchill’s bust has been returned the Oval Office, the President said.
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The president appeared to make a dig against Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty )
The US is working towards a “very achievable ceasefire” in , Mr Trump said.
The US President said: “If you want peace, you have to talk both sides, as I discussed with Prime Minister Starmer. The next step we are making is toward a very achievable ceasefire.
“We hope that that can happen quickly, because thousands of young people – in this case we’re not talking about Americans, we’re talking about Ukrainians and Russians – are being killed every week, thousands, and it’s a rough battlefield. It’s a flat piece of land and the bullet only stops when it hits somebody.”
He added: “This will lay the groundwork for a long-term peace agreement that will return stability to eastern Europe, and hopefully ensure that such a terrible war will never happen on European soil, or for that matter, anywhere again.”
There is “an urgent need to catch up” for some countries when it comes to defence spending, Mr Trump added.
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The two leaders met at the White House today (Image: Getty )
Mr Trump has said the US will be making “some great trade agreements with the UK” following discussions with Prime Minister Sir .
He told a press conference on Thursday: “We’re going to have a great trade agreement, one way or another.
“We’re going to end up with a very good trade agreement for both countries and we are working on that as we speak.”
He added: “I think we’ll have something, maybe in terms of possibilities, agreed very shortly.
“We’ll see if we can do something pretty quickly. But we’re going to make some great trade agreements with the UK and with the Prime Minister, and it’ll happen very quickly.”