The orange Tariffman threatens UK again.

[JohnD]

Fir not bring sufficiently subservient.

The Fat Don models himself on The Godfather.

If you think you have an agreement with him, it only lasts until he wants more.



"George Parker in London and Sam Fleming in Washington

Published APR 15 2026

Updated APR 15 2026, 16:27

Donald Trump has warned he could rip up his trade deal with Britain as tensions rise between the US and UK over the Iran war and its economic fallout.

The US president said the trade deal, agreed with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in May 2025, “could be changed”, as he continued to fulminate against a lack of support from London in the conflict with Tehran.

The trade deal, which provided relief for UK carmakers and to the steel and aluminium sectors, has been hailed by Starmer as one of his biggest economic achievements since becoming prime minister in 2024.

But Trump said it was “sad” that the bilateral relationship had deteriorated after Starmer refused to join the war against Iran. “We gave them a good trade deal, better than I had to, which can always be changed,” he told Sky News.

“It’s the relationship where when we asked them for help, they were not there when we needed them.” He added: “They were not there and they still aren’t there.”

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Starmer responded by saying he would “not get dragged into this war, it is not our war”.

FT.com

 

[Highway Man]

Starmer has no stomach for war, I agree with Trump in his opinion of our prime minister.

 

[noseall]

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Starmer responded by saying he would “not get dragged into this war, it is not our war”.

The list of countries that joined the fat orange idiot in his war, is rather short.

No sane leader would take part in they farce.

 

[Highway Man]

Starmer did right not getting involved with offensive missions but failed to produce anything in the way of supporting our allies in a defensive capacity to show we are ready if need be. We couldn't have done anything useful in any offensive role regardless and by the looks of it we just looked like a joke sendig a ship that broke down.

 

[ellal]

Starmer did right not getting involved with offensive missions but failed to produce anything in the way of supporting our allies in a defensive capacity to show we are ready if need be.

If the illegal war hadn't been started, there wouldn't be any need for so called 'defensive measures' would there

A bit like having to reopen the straits when it was fully open before the illegal war in order to get back to square one!

 

[noseall]

If the illegal war hadn't been started, there wouldn't be any need for so called 'defensive measures' would there

A bit like having to reopen the straits when it was fully open before the illegal war in order to get back to square one!

All Trumps war succeeded in doing was closing the Hormuz Strait. Joy. Now its open again and the Trump hornsmokers are all excited.

We need another word for stúpid.

 

[Brigadier]

 

[Vinty]

Starmer has no stomach for war, I agree with Trump in his opinion of our prime minister.

You would prefer he be obsequious like some sort of Uriah Heep and take the UK into a war which is of no benefit to the UK.

 

[Highway Man]

You would prefer he be obsequious like some sort of Uriah Heep and take the UK into a war which is of no benefit to the UK.

I never said that, what I said is we should get involved from a defensive position and support our allies

 

[ellal]

I never said that, what I said is we should get involved from a defensive position and support our allies

So what do you perceive as a 'defensive position'?

When a nation is illegally attacked and fights back, do you then consider supporting our so called 'allies' in destroying that country's means of hitting back 'defensive'?

And what 'allies' are you actually talking about?

israel is certainly no ally, and at this moment in time nor is the US...

Or do you forget the many political attacks/threats that the orange rapist has made against the UK and our true allies in Europe?

 

[JohnD]

...just looked like a joke sendig a ship that broke down.

Damn those hostile washing machines and soft toilet paper

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/18/politics/us-ford-carrier-fire-iran-war

Clogged toilets, charred laundry, sailors sleeping on the floor: Snafus sidelined $13B US aircraft carrier

A raging fire in its laundry facilities and persistent clogged toilets have sidelined the $13 billion USS Ford from the Iran fight – and could eventually take it out of service for a year.

nypost.com

 

[JohnD]

All Trumps war succeeded in doing was closing the Hormuz Strait. Joy. Now its open again and the Trump hornsmokers are all excited.

We need another word for stúpid.

Open, closed, open, closed.