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<\/p>\nU.S. President Donald Trump delivered a sweeping broadside against Britain on Thursday, warning the country was \u201con the edge of disaster\u201d as he attacked its immigration and energy policies, criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan and questioned Britain\u2019s reluctance to join Washington\u2019s war against Iran.<\/p>\n
In an interview with GB News, Trump said Britain faced serious problems despite repeatedly stressing his affection for the country and praising King Charles III.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour country\u2019s in trouble. You\u2019re on the edge of disaster,\u201d Trump said, pointing to immigration and high energy costs as two of the biggest challenges facing Prime Minister Andy Burnham\u2019s government.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have a tremendous immigration problem, and you have a tremendous energy problem. Your energy is three, four times higher than it should be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Trump, a longtime critic of policies aimed at combating climate change, again urged Britain to exploit its North Sea oil and gas reserves rather than continue its transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n
Burnham\u2019s government is weighing whether to approve two major North Sea developments while maintaining that Britain must ultimately shift toward cleaner sources of electricity.<\/p>\n
Trump also issued a stark warning over migration, saying Britain risked losing its national character unless it curbed arrivals from abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t stop people pouring into your country from all over the world, you\u2019re not going to have a country left,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Irregular migration has remained one of Britain\u2019s most contentious political issues, particularly the arrival of migrants and asylum-seekers in small boats across the English Channel.<\/p>\n
The Burnham government has maintained the previous administration\u2019s pledge to curb the crossings and said this week that arrivals had fallen sharply as British and French authorities intensified efforts against smuggling networks.<\/p>\n
Trump revives feud with London mayor<\/p>\n
Trump also renewed his long-running attacks on Khan, describing the London mayor as a \u201cnasty guy\u201d and claiming parts of the British capital had become unsafe because of immigration.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have areas in Paris and London where the police don\u2019t want to even go in them,\u201d Trump said, claiming officers were either afraid or unwilling to enter some neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
Khan\u2019s allies rejected the characterization, pointing to declining crime figures and describing London as a successful multicultural global city.<\/p>\n
London recorded 97 homicides in 2025, down 36% from 153 in 2019, according to figures cited in British media.<\/p>\n
The exchange marked another chapter in the feud between Trump and Khan, who have repeatedly traded criticism over immigration, crime and politics during Trump\u2019s years on the international stage.<\/p>\n
Iran war strains ties<\/p>\n
Trump also turned his attention to Britain\u2019s refusal to join the U.S.-led military campaign against Iran, arguing that Washington\u2019s actions had protected Britain from a potential Iranian nuclear threat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m saving your country from the threat too,\u201d Trump said, claiming Iran would have been more likely to use a nuclear weapon against Europe than the United States because of its missile capabilities.<\/p>\n
His remarks come amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, the critical energy corridor disrupted by the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran.<\/p>\n
Trump criticized Britain for not providing military assistance, saying London depended heavily on energy supplies moving through the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t forget, you get a big percentage of your oil from the Strait of Hormuz, and you weren\u2019t there to help me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Trump also raised doubts about whether Washington would automatically back Britain in a future dispute with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, linking his frustration to London\u2019s stance on the Iran war. Britain, meanwhile, has reiterated its position that sovereignty over the islands is not up for negotiation.<\/p>\n
Despite his criticism of successive British governments, Trump repeatedly distinguished his political complaints from his feelings toward Britain and its monarchy.<\/p>\n
He praised Charles, calling him a friend and expressing admiration for the king as he continues to undergo cancer treatment.<\/p>\n
Trump takes aim at Harry, Meghan<\/p>\n
Trump was far less complimentary about Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, following their return to Britain after six years living in the United States.<\/p>\n
Trump said that if he were in Charles\u2019 position, he would not have welcomed the couple back after their public criticism of members of the royal family.<\/p>\n
He singled out Harry\u2019s memoir \u201cSpare,\u201d criticizing the prince\u2019s remarks about his brother, Prince William, and described Meghan as a \u201chorrible influence\u201d on her husband.<\/p>\n
Trump said Charles was \u201ca much better person than I am\u201d for accepting his younger son back, adding that he personally would have cut ties.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would have never spoken to him again,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Harry and Meghan stepped back as working members of the royal family in 2020 and moved to North America, where they subsequently spoke publicly about their disputes with the monarchy.<\/p>\n
The couple recently returned to Britain with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and are expected to remain in the country for an extended period, although their longer-term plans remain unclear.<\/p>\n
The wide-ranging interview underscored the increasingly strained political relationship between Washington and London. Trump\u2019s criticism stands in sharp contrast to the pageantry surrounding his 2025 state visit, as disagreements over Iran, energy, climate policy and immigration increasingly test the longstanding trans-Atlantic alliance.<\/p>\n
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