Posted on 03/26/2026 9:56:58 AM PDT by Angelino97
Donald Trump today described Britain's aircraft carriers as 'toys compared to what we have' in his latest swipe at the UK's lack of support for his war against Iran.
In yet another sign of the deep freeze consuming the transatlantic 'special relationship' the president lashed out at the Royal Navy's capabilities in a rant against US Nato allies.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, the US President said: 'The British said "we'll send our aircraft carriers" - which aren't the best aircraft carriers by the way, they are toys compared to what we have - "we'll send our aircraft carrier when the war is over". I said "that's wonderful, thank you very much - don't bother".'
Trump later added: 'We don't need it. And we don't need them.'
The president's remarks come after Downing Street rejected Trump's previous claims that it offered to send either HMS Queen Elizabeth or the fleet flagship HMS Prince of Wales to the Middle East.
Sir Keir is becoming increasingly reluctant to allow the UK to be dragged into the conflict which has triggered a surge in energy prices.
However it comes at a time when the Royal Navy's ability to wage war and defend Britain is being thrown further into doubt, after we had to ask Germany for the use of a warship to keep a major NATO commitment.
Berlin has deployed the frigate Sachsen with British officers aboard as the flagship of an alliance maritime task group in place of HMS Dragon, which was sent to help defend Cyprus from Iranian attacks.
Defence Secretary John Healey was this morning unable to say how many of the Royal Navy's surface fleet of 17 frigates and destroyers is currently fit to fight, when grilled over the state of the service.
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Shouldn’t we be making plans to disarm the UK, in light of its projected takeover by Islam?
Kwir Starmer is getting replaced only because Trump hates him; UK can’t afford to further sour an already bad relationship.
Trump is dismantling the rump British empire, based in London finance, and their globalist control of NGOs, media and multilateral government institutions.
And he’s trying to humiliate the woke, neo-marxists like Starmer.
Its all good.
Sometimes the obvious shouldn’t be stated.
Yes…but did they transport their 2 working MBTs? That would be serious!
Sometimes the obvious shouldn’t be stated.”
And sometimes it should. The Brits need to shocked into reality. No more tip toeing around the truth. They have let their once great nation become a shell.
Source?
Why is America part of NATO other than a checkbook again?
So the Royal Navy had to borrow a German warship. Wow.
I’ve read elsewhere that the Royal Navy does not have enough destroyers to escort their aircraft carriers. So if one should sail, it would have to be escorted by French destroyers.
Wow, again.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2179870/britain-aircraft-carrier-french-protection
This is not your grandfather’s Royal Navy
I got sloshed on a British fast attack submarine in the early 80s in New London Connecticut. It was the USS Trafalgar and it was a pretty hot running boat. Let them send submarines with torpedos and cruise missiles. That way we don’t have to look at them.
William is taking power
I don’t think any of their subs are ready now either.
We are also the hired help.
The USS Trafalgar was a Star Trek ship.
Maybe the HMS Trafalgar?
He’s being replaced primarily because Starmer and his Fabian Society Labor crew have laid bare for all too see the recipe for state failure that woke, internationalist, self-loathing of the West that Socialism\Progressivism is! Blair hid it better. Blair had the remnants of Thatcherite UK to parasite off of.
Yup. As with Iran, Engladesh cannot be allowed to have nukes.
Yep.
Time to remove their nuclear weapons
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