Trump says Starmer should ‘learn to deal like the King’ in latest jibe after US state visit

NewsUKUK PoliticsTrump says Starmer should ‘learn to deal like the King’ in latest jibe after US state visitThe US president said he was unsure if the state visit will repair his fraught relationship with the prime minister Holly Evans Thursday 30 April 2026 19:56 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968359","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-king-charles-starmer-state-visit-b2968359.html","title":"Trump says Starmer should ‘learn to deal like the King’ in latest jibe"}}CloseTrump calls Charles the ‘greatest king’ before farewell to royal coupleStay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletterGet the latest political headlines with our free emailGet the latest political headlines with our free emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_VIEW_WESTMINSTER_cdp","regTitle":"View from Westminster","subscriptionGroup":"view_from_westminster","subscriptionGroupId":"b95d438b-1c8a-4bcc-b662-ba3e12f2afc5","type":"the_view_westminster","pathPrefix":"/news/uk/politics","associatedAuthors":["Kate Devlin","Millie Cooke","Athena Stavrou"],"title":"Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter","mobileTitle":"Get the latest political headlines with our free email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/viewFromWestminster1_1_new.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveTheView","regSourceSection":"UK Politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fal...