Donald Trump has suggested he would not back the UK if Argentina threatened the Falkland Islands, because the UK was \u201cnot there to help me\u201d in Iran. <\/p>\n
The comments come ahead of Argentinian president and Trump ally Javier Milei making a national televised statement late on Thursday<\/a> about the Falklands. <\/p>\n This week, Trump said he was \u2018reviewing\u2019 the US\u2019s position on the Falklands, which has always been a neutral one. <\/p>\n Now, the US president has suggested he would not support the UK in a dispute over the islands, as revenge for the lack of support he received for his war with Iran. <\/p>\n READ NEXT: Trump bought Boeing stock on the day they received \u00a3880 million government contract<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking to GB News<\/a> on Thursday, Trump was asked if he would \u00a0\u201ccome to the aid\u201d of the UK over the islands. <\/p>\n He replied: \u201cWell look, I was there when they had the first war.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was a long time ago, and I watched it so carefully, and you comported yourselves very well.<\/p>\n \u201cYou took it back pretty strongly, but it\u2019s a long way away. That\u2019s a big trip, it\u2019s a long way.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo, your country\u2019s not doing well. Don\u2019t forget, you get a big percentage of your oil from the Strait of Hormuz, and you weren\u2019t there to help me,\u201d Trump continued.<\/p>\n \u201cYour country was not there to help me. We didn\u2019t need help, but I did ask Nato, and I asked your former leader, \u2018why didn\u2019t you send a couple of ships?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cHe said we don\u2019t have any, and it was pretty sad, the whole thing. <\/p>\n He added: \u201cSo Nato was not there, even though they get \u2013 most of those countries get \u2013 a big portion of their oil from there. So we\u2019re doing that by ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n How are British Trump apologists feeling about Trump\u2019s position on the Falkland Islands?<\/p>\n \u2014 Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) September 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n