During the US presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s UK supporters were few and far between. In fact, aside from Nigel Farage, it fell on his old friend Piers Morgan to be his main cheerleader. The former Mirror editor wrote several supportive columns — praising Trump for saying what most people really think.
It seems his show of loyalty has now paid off. Morgan has taken to Twitter to announce that he has just shared a 15 minute phone conversation with the president-elect.
Just had a 15-minute conversation with President-elect Donald Trump.
He was on great form & very excited about the challenges ahead.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 17, 2016
With Morgan telling friends over the summer that he would be keen for a job as a spinner should Trump be elected POTUS, watch this space…
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