Trump backtracks on criticism of UK troops in Afghan war after outrage

U.S. President Donald Trump stated British troops “had been among the many best of all warriors” within the Afghan battle, a day after U.Ok. officers vented outrage at him saying NATO allied troops stayed “just a little off the entrance strains” in Afghanistan.

“The GREAT and really BRAVE troopers of the UK will at all times be with america of America!” Trump stated in a publish on his social media Saturday night. “It’s a bond too sturdy to ever be damaged. The U.Ok. Navy, with large Coronary heart and Soul, is second to none (apart from the usA.!).” 

Trump’s newest feedback got here after NATO allies pushed again strongly towards his earlier remarks, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling the characterization of U.Ok. troops in Afghanistan “insulting and admittedly appalling.”