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Donald Trump lauded the UK’s military after Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged the US president to apologize for downplaying the role of NATO troops in the war in Afghanistan.
The president in a Saturday social media post stopped short of making a full apology, but said that British forces are “second to none” and that their “GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers” will “always be with the United States of America.”
But one of Trump’s closer allies in Europe, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, issued a strong statement later Saturday saying Trump’s remarks “astonished” the government in Rome.
“Statements that minimize the contribution of NATO countries in Afghanistan are unacceptable, especially when they come from an allied nation,” her office said.
Several other European allies, including Denmark, also blasted Trump’s remarks. His post Saturday, however, made no reference to troops from allies other than the UK.
“In Afghanistan, 457 died, many were badly injured, and they were among the greatest of all warriors. It’s a bond too strong to ever be broken,” Trump wrote about the British contribution.
Earlier: Starmer Condemns ‘Appalling’ Trump Words on Afghanistan Role
Trump and Starmer also spoke, according to the UK government.
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