James O'Brien: Trump's outburst 'the best thing' for Keir Starmer

00:00 James O'Brien reacts to Donald Trump's rebuke of Keir Starmer 02:50 Is this actually a good outcome for the Prime Minister? Hitting out at Sir Keir in the Oval Office on Tuesday, the US President said, “this is not Winston Churchill we are dealing with" as he slammed the PM for choosing not to join the US and Israel in striking Iran. It comes as war continues to rage across the Middle East following the Israeli and the US action in Iran on Saturday, which killed the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel and the US have continued to bombard Iran in recent days, with Tehran responding in kind with strikes across the Middle East. Referring to the UK's Chagos deal's impact on the UK's involvement in Iran, Trump told reporters: "That island that you read about, the lease, for whatever reason, he made a lease of the island, somebody came and took it away from him. "And it's taken three, four days for us to work out where we can land, it would have been much more convenient landing there as opposed to flying many extra hours. "This is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with." Responding to Trump's latest tirade, a Downing Street spokesperson reiterated what Sir Keir said on Monday: “President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get involved in the initial strikes, but it is my duty to judge what is in Britain’s national interest. "That is what I have done, and I stand by it.” Trump has been widely critical of the UK’s response to the conflict, accusing Sir Keir of being “unhelpful” after the PM chose not to be involved in the initial assault. The President accused the UK of being "unrecognisable" and said other countries in Europe had "been great". Trump made the comments in an interview with The Sun on Tuesday morning, just a day after he said he was "very disappointed" in Sir Keir for initially blocking the US from using the Diego Garcia military base to strike Iran. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp jamesobrien politics LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup