Donald Trump<\/a> said Britain\u2019s implementation<\/a> of Brexit<\/a> has been \u201csloppy\u201d ahead of his second state visit to the UK in September. <\/p>\n But the US president said it is \u201cgetting straightened out\u201d and heaped praise on Sir Keir Starmer. <\/p>\n \u201cI really like the prime minister<\/a> a lot, even though he\u2019s a liberal<\/a>,\u201d Mr Trump declared. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Donald Trump said he \u2018really likes\u2019 Keir Starmer (Getty)<\/p>\n Asked by the BBC whether Britain has made the most of its departure from the EU, he added: \u201cNo, I think it has been on the sloppy side, but it is getting straightened out.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Trump said Sir Keir \u201cdid a good trade deal with us, which a lot of countries have not been able to do\u201d.<\/p>\n The US president\u2019s attack on the success of Brexit so far puts him at odds with successive Conservative prime ministers who oversaw Britain\u2019s withdrawal from the EU. <\/p>\n Politicians from Boris Johnson<\/a> and Theresa May<\/a> to Liz Truss<\/a> and Rishi Sunak<\/a> have played key roles in the implementation of the 2016 referendum result.<\/p>\n But Mr Trump\u2019s biggest ally in the UK, Nigel Farage<\/a>, has also declared that \u201cBrexit has failed\u201d and Britain has \u201cnot benefitted from Brexit economically\u201d. <\/p>\n And Mr Trump\u2019s comments follow a series of recent polls<\/a> revealing British voters\u2019 support for Brexit is at an all-time low<\/a>. <\/p>\n The US president\u2019s comments on Brexit come just months before King Charles will welcome Mr Trump to the UK from 17 to 19 September on an unprecedented second state visit.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Emmanuel Macron addressed MPs during his state visit (PA)<\/p>\n Mr Trump and his wife Melania will be hosted at Windsor Castle during the visit and will also appear alongside Sir Keir. <\/p>\n But the US president will not enjoy the chance to address MPs and peers, as Emmanuel Macron<\/a> did during a recent state visit, as parliament will be in recess while the parties hold their annual conferences. <\/p>\n \u201cI think let them go and have a good time,\u201d Mr Trump said when asked whether he was disappointed not to be addressing MPs. <\/p>\n Asked what he wanted to achieve on the visit, Mr Trump said: \u201cI just want to have a good time and respect King Charles, because he is a great gentleman.\u201d <\/p>\n Mr Trump was also asked about his increasingly tense relationship with Vladimir Putin<\/a> amid Russia\u2019s ongoing war in Ukraine<\/a>, signalling he is running out of patience with the dictator. <\/p>\n The US president said he is not \u201cdone\u201d with Putin, but that he is frustrated after stalled efforts to force a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv. <\/p>\n![\"Donald](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2202322541.jpeg\")
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