Boris Johnson says four more years of PresidentTrump is ‘just what world needs'
BorisJohnson has backed DonaldTrump’s bid to retake theWhite House, claiming the ‘global wokerati’ are‘tremblingviolently’ at the thought of a second presidential term.
The former prime minister, whose time in office coincided with MrTrump’s for 13 months between 2019 and 2021, suggested it could be ‘just whatthe world needs’.
In his his weekly Daily Mail column, Mr Johnson argued that if theex-president backs Ukraine in its war against Russia, his renewed leadership ‘can be a big win for the world’.
Mr Trump has cast doubt on continued support for Kyiv if he re-entersthe White House, and has repeatedly boasted about his warm relationship withRussian President Vladimir Putin.
But Mr Johnson, a staunch supporter of Ukraine, claimed that Mr Trumpwill not betray the war-torn nation.
He wrote: ‘I simply cannot believe that Trump will ditch the Ukrainians;on the contrary, having worked out, as he surely has, that there is no deal tobe done with Putin, I reckon there is a good chance that he will double downand finish what he started — by giving them what they need to win.
‘If that is the case, then there is every chance, under Trump, that theWest will be stronger, and the world more stable.’
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Trump and Johnsononstage during the annual NATO heads of government summit in December 2019(Picture: Getty)© Provided by Metro
The ex-Tory leader went on to argue that ‘what the world needs now is aUS leader whose willingness to use force and sheer unpredictability is a major deterrentto the enemies of the West’.
Nato-sceptic Mr Trump has previously claimed that he could end Russia’swar on Ukraine in 24 hours.
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on Mr Trump to visit Kyiv.
In an interview with Channel 4 News, the Ukrainian leader said: ‘Yesplease, Donald Trump — I invite you to Ukraine.
‘If you can stop the war during 24 hours I think it will be enough tocome to Kyiv, on any day I am here.’
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Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky welcomes former prime minister Boris Johnson for a meetingin Kyiv, Ukraine (Picture: EPA)© Provided by Metro
Elsewhere in his column, Mr Johnson conceded that the former Republicanpresident, who is facing 91 felony charges across four criminal cases, has‘been caught saying a few unguarded things’.
But, he wrote, ‘I like his style’, denying that Mr Trump is a ‘would-bedictator’ despite his alleged role in encouraging his supporters to storm theUS Capitol in a bid to keep him in power after his 2020 election loss to JoeBiden.
Mr Johnson mocked the ‘hysterics’ at Mr Trump’s status as the Republicanfront-runner and his recent win in the Iowa caucuses.
‘In the cocktail parties of Davos, I am told, the global wokerati havebeen trembling so violently that you could hear the ice tinkling in theirnegronis,’ the former UK premier wrote.
Mr Johnson also claimed that Mr Trump is interested in ‘a proper freetrade deal’ with Brexit Britain, after hopes of a full-blown trade deal wereabandoned last year.
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