A furious US politician told Lord David Cameron to “kiss my a**” amid a heated row over the US’ support for Ukraine.
The foreign secretary compared efforts by Republicans to get in the way of support for Ukraine with weakness in the face of Hitler. In an op-ed in the Hill, the former PM said: “I do not want us to show the weakness displayed against Hitler in the 1930s.”
But this was met with fury from Republican politician Marjorie Taylor Greene, who sensationally told Lord Cameron to “kiss my a**”.
Quizzed by a reporter, Ms Taylor Greene said: “I think he tried to compare us to Hitler, and if that’s the kind of language he wants to use, then I have nothing to say to him”.
The Sky News reporter clarified: “He compared you to a appeaser to Hitler, for not voting through funding for Ukraine. Are you an appeaser for Putin?”
To which Ms Taylor Greene, a far-right US representative and conspiracy theorist, said: “I really don’t care what David Cameron has to say. I think that’s rude name-calling, and I don’t appreciate that type of language.
“David Cameron needs to worry about his own country, and frankly he can kiss my a**.” She then walked away and ignored further questions.
Lord Cameron said he was “dropping all diplomatic niceties” in his strongly-worded piece that warned of the necessity to show strength in the face of a potential World War Three.
He sought to convince Republicans that resolutely supporting Ukraine would signal solidarity to Iran and China amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and around Taiwan.
Firing back at Lord Cameron, US Republicans accused the UK of not paying its own dues to aid Ukraine.
Republican Mike Waltz told the Daily Mail it would be “nice” if “our British friends paid more attention to demanding that the rest of Europe contribute their fair share rather than demanding the United States sign a blank check.”
Lord Cameron is in the middle of a tour of a large swathe of Europe, during which he is discussing with leaders how to strengthen support for Ukraine.
He most recently met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel in Sofia. He told reporters: “Putin thinks that he can outweigh us and outlast us, but we are going to prove him wrong.”
The end of the tour later this week will see him appear at the the Munich Security Conference. He is expected to urge allies to boost defence production for Ukraine.
Both Britain and the European Union have recently announced fresh support packages for Ukraine.
On Tuesday US president Joe Biden called for House Republicans to urgently bring a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to a vote. He said that denying the bill would be “playing into Putin’s hands”.
However, hardline Republicans, particularly those close to party frontrunner Donald Trump – who is critical of the US’ support against Russian aggression – are opposing it.
Analysts warn that abandoning support for Ukraine could embolden Putin and threaten national security across the globe.
