President Trump hailed the United Kingdom as a country bursting with potential that could be realised if only it had good leadership, as he sat beside its new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, in New York on Tuesday.
\n\nRecently installed Prime Minister and long-time Trump critic Andy Burnham met President Donald Trump in person for the first time on Tuesday, as the two men held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. President Trump defaulted to his usual posture towards British leaders with whom he has little, politically, in common, offering kind compliments, yet his other remarks left a trail of clues pointing to policy areas where he thinks the new British leader is weak.
\n\nPresident Trump also maintained this façade of impeccable politeness for Britain’s last Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. Yet in his remarks this afternoon, the President hinted at his true feelings towards the deposed leader, saying his relations with Britain are “all up now than they were with your last Prime Minister, let me put it that way.”
\n\nExtending the courtesy to newly-installed British leader Burnham, Trump said: “I think he’s going to be a great Prime Minister, he’s got…
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