The Trump charm offensive has begun. Keir Starmer has met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office as his first White House visit gets underway. What was initially billed as a short welcome before officially talks turned into a 30-minute question and answer session with the travelling press pack. It made for a wide-ranging discussion as the US president spoke on everything from the future of Ukraine to free speech, the Chagos islands and the positives of the Prime Minister’s wife.
In a sign that Starmer’s charm offensive is paying off, the conversation between the two leaders was largely warm. Trump described the Labour leader as a ‘special man’ and the United Kingdom as a ‘wonderful country’. He had particular praise for Starmer’s wife Victoria, who he described as a ‘beautiful great woman’. Starmer also came with a treat for the US president giving him an invite – signed by the King – for a state visit to the UK.
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