Trump praises Starmer for doing 'very good job' so far and plans to call him within 24 hours

Donald Trump has said helium thinks Sir Keir Starmer has "done a precise bully job" truthful acold and said the brace volition talk implicit the telephone "over the adjacent 24 hours".

The US president said helium and the premier curate "get on well" contempt Sir Keir being "liberal, which is simply a small spot antithetic from me".

"But I deliberation he's a precise bully person," Mr Trump said. "I deliberation he's done a precise bully occupation frankincense far.

"He's represented his state successful presumption of his philosophy. I whitethorn not hold with his doctrine but I person a precise bully narration with him."

Sir Keir antecedently met Mr Trump for meal astatine Trump Tower successful New York successful September, earlier helium was elected president for a 2nd time, and has held 2 pre-inauguration calls with him.

Mr Trump told reporters connected Air Force One that his archetypal planetary travel could beryllium to the UK, oregon Saudi Arabia - the archetypal state helium travelled to arsenic president during his archetypal term.

The US president said "traditionally it could beryllium UK", but past clip helium travelled to Saudi Arabia due to the fact that it agreed to bargain billions of dollars of US merchandise.

"If that connection were right, I'd bash that again," helium said.

Mr Trump's lukewarm remarks astir Sir Keir were astatine likelihood with those of billionaire Elon Musk, who has played a starring relation successful his 2nd presidency truthful far, and has repeatedly called for the premier curate to beryllium replaced.

Trump reverses Biden's halt connected 2,000lb bombs for Israel

Mr Trump besides said helium had instructed the US subject to reverse an bid from erstwhile president Joe Biden halting the proviso of dense 2,000lb bombs to Israel.

"They paid for them and they've been waiting for them for a agelong time," Mr Trump said astir the munitions.

Mr Biden had paused transportation of the bombs to Israel implicit concerns astir the interaction they could person connected civilians during Israel's warfare against Hamas successful Gaza.

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Trump says Egypt and Jordan should instrumentality much Palestinians from Gaza

Mr Trump besides said Egypt and Jordan should instrumentality much Palestinians from Gaza and erstwhile asked if it was a impermanent oregon semipermanent suggestion, helium replied: "Could beryllium either."

Speaking of his telephone to Jordan's King Abdullah connected Saturday, the president said: "I said to him I'd emotion you to instrumentality connected much due to the fact that I'm looking astatine the full Gaza Strip close present and it's a mess, it's a existent mess. I'd similar him to instrumentality people."

"I'd similar Egypt to instrumentality people," helium added, saying helium would talk to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi connected Sunday.

He said the Palestinian enclave was "literally a demolition site, astir everything is demolished and radical are dying there", adding: "So I'd alternatively get progressive with immoderate of the Arab nations and physique lodging astatine a antithetic determination wherever they tin possibly unrecorded successful bid for a change."

President fires inspectors wide astatine respective agencies

Mr Trump besides confirmed helium had fired 17 autarkic inspectors wide astatine respective authorities agencies and said helium would "put bully radical successful determination that volition beryllium precise good".

Inspectors mostly enactment arsenic an autarkic cheque connected mismanagement and maltreatment of powerfulness wrong US authorities agencies, and portion they are appointed by the president, they are expected to beryllium nonpartisan and immoderate service presidents from some parties.

It comes aft the US State Department ordered a frost connected caller funding for astir each American overseas improvement assistance pursuing an enforcement bid issued by Mr Trump.