The US election has been and gone and Donald Trump emerged victorious, with the former president set to re-enter the White House. The government sent Pat McFadden onto the airwaves today to field questions about the new president-elect – but the Labour MP became rather curiously tongue-tied on the matter of Trump’s politics…
Quizzed by LBC’s Nick Ferrari this morning, McFadden was asked whether he believes Trump has ‘KKK sympathies or Nazi sympathies’.
PM: I think the relationship between Britain and America is really important and I’m confident…
NF: That wasn’t the question though was it, Pat?
PM: No I know. I don’t want to get into…
NF: So you think he might?
PM: Look, what I think is important is the friendship between these two countries.
It’s hardly a direct answer. Ferrari pushed back, pressing the politician for a second and even third time on the matter.
NF: We will move on, but for the third time I will ask you: do you think he has Nazi or KKK sympathies, Pat McFadden? Third time of asking.
PM: I congratulate him on his win and we look forward to working with him.
So much for honest government, eh? It follows past comments made by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who has made a number of rather odd statements about Trump – including calling the president-elect a ‘neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath’. Charming!
But Lammy isn’t the only Labour MP to have attacked Trump before. As Mr S noted, a number of Sir Keir’s Cabinet have hit out at the US politician in the past – which may present some issues with rebuilding that ‘special relationship’ in the future…
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