World News

Donald Trump praises ‘brave’ British soldiers; remarks follow row over Nato, Afghanistan
Politics, World News

Trump’s NATO U-Turn? From ‘Insulting’ Allies to Hailing UK Soldiers as ‘Greatest Warriors’

In a stunning display of political whiplash, Donald Trump went from dismissing NATO allies’ battlefield contributions as inadequate to hailing British soldiers in Afghanistan as ‘among the greatest of all warriors.’ The abrupt shift came just one day after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a scathing rebuke, calling Trump’s initial remarks ‘insulting and appalling’ and honoring the 457 British lives lost in the conflict.

Scroll to Top