Trump interview: 'I'm very popular in Britain. I get a lot of fan mail'

A round-up of some of the more eyebrow-raising statements in the US president’s interview with Piers Morgan

Martin Farrer
Mon 29 Jan 2018 07.30 GMT First published on Mon 29 Jan 2018 02.58 GMT

Donald Trump has given a wide-ranging interview to Piers Morgan for ITV. In it, the US president claimed he was popular in the UK despite calls for protests if he takes up Theresa May’s invite for a state visit; said he did not know if he had been invited to Prince Harry’s wedding; said women liked his strong support for the military; and defended his fondness for junk food.

On his popularity in Britain
“I think I’m very popular in your country.”

Morgan interjected: “Let’s not be too hasty, Mr President.”

Trump continued: “I know, but I believe that, I really do. I get so much fan mail from people in your country. They love my sense of security, they love what I’m saying about many different things. We get tremendous support from people in the UK.”

Trump, whose mother was born on the Hebridean island of Lewis, added: “The real me is somebody that loves Britain, loves the UK. I love Scotland.

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