As the US President Donald Trump reached United Kingdom on a three-day official visit on Monday. The foreign secretary made the comments while speaking to The Hill. British Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt called Donald Trump a “controversial president”
Hunt was quick to cover up his statement though, outlining that the US leader was a “great friend” to the United Kingdom in the same breath.
“Of course, he’s a very controversial president but he’s also a great friend of Britain. He’s been a great supporter of Britain in our post-Brexit context and we work very closely with America throughout the world so this is a celebration of our present relationship as well as what’s happened in the past,” the British politician said.
The official also laid emphasis on the fact that while there are differences between the UK and the USA, it doesn’t mean that one of the “most important alliances in history” can’t be celebrated.
“We don’t agree with everything Trump says or does. We don’t agree with his approach to climate change or the Iran nuclear deal, I’ve disagreed with him on the NHS before. But that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the fact that this is one of the most important alliances in history,” he added.
British Foreign secry Jeremy Hunt calls US Prez Trump as “controversial president”
