Donald Trump said Boris Johnson is what the UK has been looking for -12 sceptical reactions

Oonagh Keating. Updated August 29th, 2019

Donald Trump hates to be out of the spotlight for more than a few hours, and he’s not above inventing talents and achievements, which might be why he told the G7 summit that he’s an expert on the environment. The laughter had barely faded when he tweeted this unsolicited take.

Would be very hard for Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, to seek a no-confidence vote against New Prime Minister Boris Johnson, especially in light of the fact that Boris is exactly what the U.K. has been looking for, & will prove to be “a great one!” Love U.K.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2019

Erm …”exactly what the U.K. has been looking for”?

Let’s just say, there was a certain scepticism, so we’ve collected some prime examples.

You don’t even know the difference between the UK and England. Stay the fuck out of our affairs, there’s a good chap.

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) August 28, 2019

I see The Constitutional Expert has logged on https://t.co/W77Ym7Jysx

— Dr Alice Lilly (@aliceolilly) August 28, 2019

Oh dear, Donnie's on the throne again tweeting about things he doesn't understand.

He does realise Parliament is still going to sit prior to it being suspended?

Someone should really tell him.

I'm just going to watch though. https://t.co/6CyPMeJOCe

— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) August 28, 2019

Well, there's Labour's election poster sorted. https://t.co/CzmFHba798

— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) August 28, 2019

Stay out of English affairs you utter cretin, if we ever need a few school kids killed we'll give you a ring.

— Parker (@panoparker) August 28, 2019

This tweet has strong, "spent the morning trying to Google 'Prorogue' but couldn't spell it" energy. https://t.co/hFjKjZaLXH

— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) August 28, 2019

This just in from the Komedy Kremlin: https://t.co/tAVEgaOwDa

— Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) August 28, 2019

and suddenly taylor swift's "london boy" is the 2nd worst thing an american has done to the british this week https://t.co/nHP3QIrbC3

— David Mack (@davidmackau) August 28, 2019

Who asked you to poke your Racist nose in UK affairs.. don’t you have a WAAAAAALLLLL to build ?

— Natalie Rowe (@RealNatalieRowe) August 28, 2019

Even a few politicians stopped by to throw some shade in Trump’s direction.

10.

I think what the US president is saying, is that Boris Johnson is exactly what he has been looking for, a compliant Prime Minister who will hand Britain's public services and protections over to US corporations in a free trade deal. https://t.co/kcg2jkYi0o

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) August 28, 2019

11.

Stay out of our politics. Stay out of the UK. Britain does not need input from racists whose strategy to stop hurricanes is to use nuclear bombs. https://t.co/2PwRbxnrkO

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 28, 2019

12.

It’s Johnson & Trump vs the people.

I know which side I’m on.

We won’t let them use anti-democratic manoeuvres to impose economic shock therapy on the backs of the majority to further enrich the elites.

We'll defeat their plans & then build a country for the many not the few. https://t.co/8jcirtRQ0h

— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) August 28, 2019

Twitter user @NoMoreBS14 might have hit on why Donald Trump likes his British counterpart so much.

Brothers from a different mother— Russia pic.twitter.com/CnqUs06qLO

— StillIRiseTruePatriotVoteBlueNoMatterWho2020 (@NoMoreBS14) August 28, 2019

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