Trump says – Donald Trump said Keir Starmer “will resign” as UK prime minister, escalating a public feud over immigration, energy, and North Sea oil while speculation grows about whether Starmer could set out a timeline for departure.
Yesterday. the message landed with the force of a certainty—Donald Trump posting on Truth Social that Keir Starmer “will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom.” The claim arrived as talk swirled around what Starmer might do next. including the possibility that the UK leader could put a timeline for leaving on the record.
But even the post raised its own doubt: it’s not clear whether Trump knows something definitively, or whether he’s simply stepping into the wider commentary that has been building around Starmer.
In the UK, PA Media reported that Trump has not spoken to Starmer since the leaders met at the G7 summit in France earlier this week. That detail matters because Trump’s statement comes in the middle of a strained, public back-and-forth—not a private, confirmed development.
Trump’s post didn’t stop at the prediction. He criticized Starmer. the leader of the UK’s centre-left Labour Party. arguing that ineffective policymaking would sit behind his political decline. “He failed badly on two very important subjects – IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY,” Trump wrote, adding “(OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!).”.
The references weren’t random. Trump has repeatedly urged the British government to reverse its freeze on issuing new oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea. He has also criticized the UK’s wind farms. returning again and again to the same pressure points: where Britain gets its energy. and how quickly it changes.
Starmer’s position with the American president has also been a story of its own. Trump was once nicknamed the “Trump whisperer” in reference to an apparent ability to keep him on-side. Lately, though, that closeness appears to be fraying.
More recently, Starmer has faced a deluge of scolding from Trump tied to the war in Iran, adding another layer to a relationship that looks increasingly combative in public—even as Trump’s latest claim about resignation throws fresh fuel onto the speculation around UK leadership.
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Wait so Starmer is resigning… because of immigration? Seems kinda random tbh.
Truth Social strikes again. I don’t even know if Trump knows for sure or he just likes saying stuff. Also the North Sea oil part feels like he’s focused on one thing like always.
If he’ll resign, shouldn’t the UK announce it like immediately? This reads like Twitter rumors but with a “prime minister” title. And “failed badly on immigration and energy” like ok… energy is literally global prices, not magic.
I’m confused, didn’t they meet at the G7 so why is Trump posting that he’ll resign if they haven’t talked since? Sounds like Trump trying to bully him into opening the North Sea oil or whatever. Honestly I don’t care about UK wind farms, I care that people here can’t afford stuff either. Still, this could mean something big? or it’s just Trump being dramatic like always.