US President Donald Trump has once again criticized the UK’s military strength, dismissing its two aircraft carriers.
Trump compared two planes called “HMS Queen Elizabeth” and “HMS Prince of Wales” to “toys” compared to their American counterparts.
The comment was made as Trump spoke at a White House Cabinet meeting on Thursday, March 26, where he revived his complaints about NATO allies not offering enough support during the ongoing conflict with Iran.
He also claimed that the United Kingdom had offered to send its aircraft carriers to the Middle East, but only after the fighting had ended.
Trump said: “We made the UK say ‘we will send’, this was three weeks ago, ‘we will send our aircraft carrier’, which by the way are not the best aircraft carriers.”
“They are toys compared to what we have,” he added.
The president also lashed out at NATO allies in general, accusing them of doing “absolutely nothing” to help the United States in the war.
Downing Street has already denied President Trump’s claim that the UK had offered to deploy aircraft carriers, saying it was false.
The comments are the latest in a series of attacks by President Trump directed at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government.
