President Trump, Ivanka Trump Congratulate Boris Johnson on Becoming Prime Minister

Boris Johnson leaves his campaign headquarters after he was announced as the new Conservative leader and prime minister, in London, on July 23, 2019. Leon Neal/Getty Images

President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump were among those to congratulate Boris Johnson on becoming prime minister of the United Kingdom on July 23.

“Congratulations to Boris Johnson on becoming the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He will be great!” Trump wrote on Twitter shortly after Johnson’s new role was announced.