Trump Praises UK PM Burnham 64 Days Into Office as a 'Natural Business Person'
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 23
Trump Praises UK PM Burnham 64 Days Into Office as a 'Natural Business Person'
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 23
Summary
At their first face-to-face meeting, Donald Trump praised British Prime Minister Andy Burnham as a “natural business person” and said he expected to work well with him because “he gets it.”
The remarks came after a brief meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, a setting where Trump has often used camera appearances to attack political counterparts.
Burnham, who took office just 64 days ago, emerged largely unscathed from the encounter, thanked Trump publicly and was due to give a short U.N. speech before returning to London on Wednesday.
The cordial tone follows earlier Trump comments that UK-U.S. ties were better under Burnham than under Keir Starmer, though recent reports noted friction over the Chagos Islands deal and suggested the goodwill may prove short-lived.