{"id":15053,"date":"2026-06-23T18:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=15053"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:14:04","slug":"what-has-andy-burnham-britains-likely-next-prime-minister-said-about-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=15053","title":{"rendered":"What has Andy Burnham, Britain&#8217;s likely next prime minister, said about President Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Burnham warned on the campaign trail in June. While he didn&#8217;t attribute it directly to President Trump, he said Americans were grappling with &#8220;a polarized, poisonous politics where people in communities don&#8217;t work together anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, in an interview with The London Economic that included questions about Mr. Trump&#8217;s reelection and the rise of right-wing, populist parties in Europe, he said: &#8220;I think we now have to have a real debate about what that means and the instability that [former prime minister] Liz Truss brought to Britain, I think Trump is bringing to the U.S. and the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a 2024 book that he co-authored, Burnham wrote: &#8220;Whether we like it or not, Donald Trump and <span class=\"link\">Nigel Farage have been effective<\/span> in connecting with people who feel politicians have neglected the place where they live.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/11\/22\/1f99d85e-e403-4985-a199-d26e1ab6ca93\/thumbnail\/620x465\/7b7212d983b384021654fe4cf2bb1e93\/donald-trump-nigel-farage-twitter.jpg#\" alt=\"donald-trump-nigel-farage-twitter.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/11\/22\/1f99d85e-e403-4985-a199-d26e1ab6ca93\/thumbnail\/620x465\/7b7212d983b384021654fe4cf2bb1e93\/donald-trump-nigel-farage-twitter.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/11\/22\/1f99d85e-e403-4985-a199-d26e1ab6ca93\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/9354e1819553dad922df10bc28fee400\/donald-trump-nigel-farage-twitter.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A photo posted online by British politician Nigel Farage on Nov. 12, 2016 shows him standing with Donald Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan after a private meeting with the then-U.S. president-elect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Nigel Farage\/Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said a &#8220;new radical Right&#8221; in the U.K. and U.S. were capitalizing on inequality and an &#8220;out-of-touch left-progressive establishment&#8221; that had failed to solve problems for middle class voters.<\/p>\n<p>And on Jan. 6, 2021, as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Burnham posted on X: &#8220;Any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Burnham&#8217;s previous comments about Mr. Trump on Tuesday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told CBS News: &#8220;Left-wing policies of unfettered migration and destructive globalism have made once-great European cities unrecognizable \u2013 allowing criminals to run wild and antisemitism to thrive. 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