Trump Criticizes Starmer, Says Special Relationship in Peril

Trump said he never expected to see the once ’most solid of all' alliances in such difficulty.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement from Downing Street in central London on Feb. 28, 2026, following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Jonathan Brady/ Pool/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump has criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and warned that the historic U.S.–UK Special Relationship is under strain.

“He has not been helpful. I never thought I‘d see that. I never thought I’d see that from the UK,” Trump told British newspaper The Sun on March 3.