On 14 October, we reported that Donald Trump had once again humiliated Keir Starmer on the world stage:

WATCH: Trump asked, “Where is the UK?”

Starmer raised his hand. Trump called him to the stage, making him think he was going to speak.

Starmer approached the podium. “It’s nice that you’re here,” Trump said, then sent him back, offending Starmer. pic.twitter.com/Y67s4JGmEM

— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 13, 2025

Now, we regret to inform you that Trump has once again ‘once agained’ our prime minster (as far as anyone can tell):

Fresh from embarrassing Starmer & Macron, Trump tells press regarding World Leaders “I get along with the tough ones, I don’t get along with the weak ones” adding about the weak leaders “yeah there were a couple in the room” refusing to name them “you know who they are”. pic.twitter.com/oAHUomaqAm

— Jamais Vu (@boot15_vu) October 14, 2025

“Weak ones”

In this latest video, a journalist says to Trump:

Some of those players, particularly Erdogan, they also help in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump responds:

Yeah, Erdogan can. He’s respected by Russia. Ukraine I can’t tell you about, but he is respected by Putin. And he’s a friend of mine, yeah, you can see. I get along with the tough ones. I don’t get along with the weak ones.

Following up, a journalist asks:

Do you want to elaborate on the leaders you consider weak who are in that room?

Trump responds:

No, I won’t comment on that, but you know probably who they are.

Echoing what most people are thinking, a journalist responds:

I have an idea.

We’re not sure who the journalist was, but it’s worth knowing that Trump has expanded the press pool to include outlets who are hyper-favourable to him, and she says “I have an idea” with a certain smugness that suggests she’s enthusiastically partial to the president’s opinions.

Regardless, Trump confirms:

There were a couple in the room.

“Tough ones”

Given that Trump lists Recep Tayyip Erdogan as one of the “tough ones”, it’s clear the sort of leaders he respects are ‘strong men’ – i.e. the would-be or are-now dictators. And believe us; we’re no fans of Erdogan, as Tom Anderson wrote for the Canary in 2023:

On Sunday 28 May, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won Turkey’s presidential run-offs. His victory came amid allegations of violent intimidation of Kurdish voters and electoral fraud.

Erdoğan has been in power for over 20 years. He took office as prime minister in 2003, and president in 2014. Since then, hungry for autocratic control, he has pushed for dictatorial powers for the presidency, built himself a $350m palace in Ankara, and replaced over 100 elected mayors in Bakur with state approved appointees. Bakur is the part of Kurdistan within the borders of Turkey. On top of this, Erdoğan has waged a constant war against Turkey’s Kurdish Freedom Movement, with at least 10,000 people currently imprisoned.

Given that Trump is obviously praising ‘strong men’, you could criticise us for drawing attention to Trump humiliating Starmer. In doing so, you’d be missing our point. We aren’t bashing Starmer because of how Trump treats him; we’re bashing Starmer because of how he treats Trump.

The guy snivels and begs for a shred of respect, and when he doesn’t get it he snivels and begs even harder.

They all grovel for the Emperor

Starmer jumps like a lap dog when summoned, Donald Trump doesn’t even use his name. This is the best Britain has to offer?

A greasy supplicant crawling while standing. Shameful. Watch until the end. pic.twitter.com/R9onvpTXEb

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) October 14, 2025

Worse than that, this spineless jellyfish of a man is selling us out to the Yanks to look like he knows what he’s doing.

Beautifully put. It shows the madness at the heart of the UK’s economic plan. We do not need money from the US. This merely transfers ownership of assets to the US. The absolute worst approach for an economy that should instead be focusing on creating a resilient economy. pic.twitter.com/cOxs6f8B16

— William Thomson (@Williamgallus) September 18, 2025

Pitiful

We’re coming at it from a different angle to Trump, but we both think Starmer is weak for the same reason – because Starmer lets America walk all over him. And while Trump’s respect isn’t worth anything, it would be nice to have a prime minister who respects himself.

Featured image via Heute / X/Twitter

By Willem Moore

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