Trump Thinks ‘Friend’ Boris Johnson Would Make A ‘Great Prime Minister’

US President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May at Chequers, the prime minister's country residence, near Ellesborough, northwest of London on July 13, 2018 on the second day of Tr... US President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May at Chequers, the prime minister's country residence, near Ellesborough, northwest of London on July 13, 2018 on the second day of Trump's UK visit. - US President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary attack on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy, plunging the transatlantic "special relationship" to a new low as they prepared to meet Friday on the second day of his tumultuous trip to Britain. (Photo by Jack Taylor / POOL / Getty Images) (Photo credit should read JACK TAYLOR/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Touting the former UK foreign secretary as a “very talented guy,” whom President Donald Trump “respects,” Trump suggested Boris Johnson would make “a great Prime Minister.”

“I think he’s got what it takes,” Trump told British tabloid, The Sun, the only British outlet he granted an interview ahead of his trip to the UK. “I have a lot of respect for Boris. He obviously likes me, and says very good things about me. … I think he is a great representative for your country.”  

Johnson, a vocal conservative who’s been supportive of Trump, recently resigned as the UK foreign secretary over Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to maintain close trade ties with the European Union. In the same interview with The Sun, Trump also attacked May for her what he sees as a soft Brexit trade deal, and sad he was “saddened” to see Johnson had resigned. Before boarding the plane to fly to the UK, Trump told reporters that he considers Johnson a “friend.” 

“I was very saddened to see he was leaving government and I hope he goes back in at some point,” he said.

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  1. Because white supremacists have to stick together…

  2. Honestly, this world-wide rise in populism just scares me.

  3. I have a lot of respect for Boris. He obviously likes me, and says very good things about me …

    … plus he’s got a very nice name.

  4. You can see why they’d feel an affinity; they’re very alike.

  5. “I have a lot of respect for Boris. He obviously likes me, and says very good things about me. … I think he is a great representative for your country.”

    For those who still don’t understand Rump at this point, THIS quote sums everything up. He cannot see ANY ISSUE that’s not outside of him personally. If someone says something nice about him, they’re good. If not, they’re bad. Nothing else.

    March 2019 is the drop dead date for Brexit. That is when the UK will be out of the EU regardless of what the UK tried and failed to negotiate. Johnson will get to see the fruits of his and the Tories/Russians labors. Iit will most likely be ugly.

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