Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and London Mayor Sadiq Khan during a speech in London, accusing them of pursuing 'far-left' policies that are destroying the city. The former US president, speaking at a campaign event, claimed that under Labour leadership, London had become a 'cesspool of crime' and that Khan had 'ruined' the capital. Trump also criticised Starmer's approach to Brexit, suggesting the UK had been weakened by its departure from the EU.
In a separate development, Trump publicly broke with one of his most prominent supporters, US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her 'Wacky Marjorie' and threatening to endorse a challenger against her in next year's midterms. The rift emerged after Greene called for the full release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a topic Trump has avoided. Trump accused Greene of going 'Far Left' and being a 'ranting Lunatic' who constantly complains.
Trump also refused to rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker who assisted Epstein. When asked by reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he hadn't thought about it and would neither rule it in nor out. The comments came amid the release of thousands of Epstein emails, hundreds of which mention Trump.
Meanwhile, text messages released by The Washington Post suggest that Epstein may have influenced questions asked by Stacey Plaskett, a Democratic delegate to the US House from the Virgin Islands, during a 2019 congressional hearing. In the texts, Epstein appeared to prompt Plaskett to ask about Trump's assistant Rhona Graff, whom he referred to as 'RONA- keeper of secrets'. Plaskett later questioned Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen about Graff's role.
