Trump Offers Support to UK Prime Minister Starmer

U.S. President Trump posted on social media on Monday offering support to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid controversy over Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Starmer told lawmakers in the House of Commons on Monday that he would have withdrawn the nomination if he had known Mandelson failed security checks by the UK's Foreign Office.

He admitted to exercising wrong judgment in the selection.

"Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom acknowledged that he ‘exercised wrong judgement’ when he chose his Ambassador to Washington," Trump wrote on Truth Social. " The email followed Epstein's plea deal in Florida for soliciting sex from a minor.

Response Members of Parliament have criticized Starmer over his alleged knowledge of Mandelson's Epstein connections. During a House of Commons session on Monday, two MPs were ejected for accusing Starmer of lying, which violates chamber rules. " He dismissed Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office's most senior civil servant at the time of Mandelson's appointment and vetting, last week.

Mandelson, who has denied involvement in Epstein's alleged sex crimes, was arrested by police in London in February after emails released by the Justice Department showed he shared confidential government information with Epstein. Photos of a royal family member and Peter Mandelson with Jeffrey Epstein on his private island were released by the Justice Department earlier this year.

comment occurs amid his previous criticisms of Starmer, including for denying U.S. military use of British bases for attacks against Iran and not sending warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told The Post last month that Starmer’s response to the Iran war was "very disappointing" and referred to him as not being Winston Churchill.