Trump Criticizes Starmer, Says Special Relationship in Peril

Trump said he never expected to see the once ’most solid of all’ alliances in such difficulty.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement from Downing Street in central London on Feb. 28, 2026, following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Jonathan Brady/ Pool/AFP via Getty Images3/3/2026|Updated: 3/3/2026President Donald Trump has criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and warned that the historic U.S.–UK Special Relationship is under strain.“He has not been helpful. I never thought I‘d see that. I never thought I’d see that from the UK,” Trump told British newspaper The Sun on March 3.