DONALD Trump yesterday insisted Gaza is not just a “US problem” — as Sir Keir Starmer prepared to push him to help end the “unspeakable suffering”.
The US President will host the PM at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland this morning for wide-ranging talks including on the Israel-Hamas war.
Mr Trump said Israel would have to “make a decision” on its next steps amid kids starving as the crisis worsens.
He complained that “nobody had even acknowledged” his recent aid funding to Gaza.
And he added: “The US is going to do more aid for Gaza, but we’d like to have other countries participate.
“It’s not a US problem — it’s an international problem.”
Downing Street stated that Sir Keir intends to urge the President on “ways to urgently establish a ceasefire, end the horrific suffering in Gaza, and release the hostages who have been unjustly detained for an extended period.”
Jordan and the UAE air dropped aid into Gaza yesterday after Israel paused its operations.
Meanwhile Mr Trump hailed a trade deal in which the EU will buy £550billion of US energy and pledge a further £450billion of investment.
The US will impose 15 per cent tariffs on the EU — lower than the 30 per cent he threatened, but still more than the ten per cent Britain pays.
Mr Trump said it was the “biggest deal ever made” and will be “great for cars” and agriculture.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said it was a “good deal” after calling the US President “a tough negotiator”.
Earlier, Mr. Trump, while fitting in a round of golf at Turnberry alongside his team and Secret Service agents in golf carts, criticized Europe for installing numerous wind farms.
He said: “We will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They’re killing the beauty of our scenery.”
After their talks, Sir Keir and Mr Trump will attend a private dinner of politicians and businessmen in Aberdeen.
