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Starmer comes out swinging…
Starmer slams Trump:

"Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House... for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland."
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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I’m telling you now. After all the handwringing about our Patrick’s Day trip to the white house, trump himself will cancel it because of some nonsense he thinks is more maga.
January 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Pick a lane Taoiseach….
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was "against a knee-jerk reaction" in terms of the European Parliament possibly not ratifying the EU-US trade deal. (RTÉ News)

What Martin really means is "Boo-hoo Mr President Trump Sir 😭 Please don't take away our money for our second and third holiday homes!"
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacts to Trump’s 10% tariff announcement:

“We want to cooperate, and it is not we who are seeking conflict. I am pleased with the consistent messages from the rest of the continent: Europe will not be blackmailed.”
January 18, 2026 at 1:11 PM