Lee Anderson has taken a brutal swing a “crying lefties” after Donald Trump’s historic US election victory.
The Reform UK MP took aim at the president elect’s left-wing critics in the UK who he accused of “crying into their cornflakes” after Trump beat US Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House.
On Trump’s win, Mr Anderson told GB News: “I think it is good for Britain. All these idiots – these lefties – crying into their cornflakes, ‘Oh Donald is going to do this, to do that’. He’s got great affection for this country.”
His comment came as world leaders scrabble to figure out what a second Trump terms will mean for their countries.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met European and EU leaders at a European Political Community summit in Hungary on Thursday (November 7).
About 50 European countries were reassessing their transatlantic relations at the summit and the implications of a second Trump administration for Ukraine. The president-elect has claimed he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in “24 hours”, without detailing exactly how.
Mr Trump also vowed during his campaign to tax goods imported into the US, with economists suggesting tariffs could put pressure on the price of goods.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said at the party’s conference in Wales that the UK needs to “roll out the red carpet” for Mr Trump.
He said: “I’m pleased to say the Speaker of the House of Commons has made a start by inviting Donald Trump to come and address both Houses of Parliament. It’s a big improvement on speaker Bercow before, who banned him from the premises.
“Whether you like Trump or not, this is the important point that in terms of intelligence sharing, in terms of defence, in terms of investment, in terms of trade, America is our most important relationship.”
Mr Farage added he has offered to help Labour “mend some fences” between the UK Government and the president-elect, in an apparent reference to disparaging comments about Mr Trump made in the past by senior Labour MPs, including Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, and Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner.
Mr Lammy has drawn fire in recent days for his past remarks, including calling Mr Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath”.
Ms Rayner called Mr Trump an “absolute buffoon” in response to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, telling ITV he was “an embarrassment”.
Downing Street defended Mr Lammy, saying he would remain in post for the rest of the parliamentary term.
The Deputy Prime Minister said on Thursday that she had spoken to US Vice-President-elect JD Vance about how to “build on” the UK-US special relationship.
Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, appeared to row back on criticism in the aftermath of the US election, when he described Mr Trump as a “dangerous, destructive demagogue”.
Sir Ed said on Friday that the UK needs to be a “critical friend” to Mr Trump. He said: “(The US is) one of our closest allies, and we do need to engage with President Trump. I’m really, really clear on that.
“But we also – I’m not sure if Nigel Farage or others will agree with this, (if) the Conservatives would agree with it – we do need to be a critical friend. Yes, we need to be a friend, but we have to be honest.”
