What an unlikely bromance! Donald Trump and Keir Starmer insist Special Relationship is alive and well despite tensions over Ukraine at historic White House summit LISTEN: Trump meets Starmer, the rise of Europe’s Far Right and what’s next for NATO – listen to Alas Vine & Hitchens wherever you get your podcasts. PODCAST: All the biggest news and insider gossip from the Trump administration – listen to Welcome to MAGAland here By JASON GROVES Published: 23:23, 27 February 2025 | Updated: 23:32, 27 February 2025 e-mail View comments Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer struck up an unlikely bromance in the Oval Office on Thursday. The two leaders insisted the Special Relationship was alive and well despite tensions over Ukraine , with Mr Trump saying there was a 'very good chance' the two countries could agree to a trade deal that would be 'terrific for both'.
In an extraordinary 30-minute exchange at the White House , the President and Prime Minister lavished each other with praise and played down the vast political gulf between them. Sir Keir set the tone for the Oval Office love-in by theatrically producing a letter from the King inviting the royal-loving President for an unprecedented second state visit. Mr Trump immediately accepted the invitation and offered Sir Keir a lifeline on several key political issues.
The President hinted that the PM was close to persuading him to exclude the UK from damaging tariffs being slapped on goods from China , the EU and Canada . As.