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He was working hard I’ll tell you that,
the President said admiringly at a press conference later The President’s view is that he is not going to make that same mistake.”
We are in a better place today than where we were at the beginning of the week.”
Returning from Washington, one insider said You never know what you're going to get with Trump,
We could very well end up with a real trade deal where the tariffs wouldn't be necessary,
I think we’re going to have a very successful peace, ... and I think it’s going to be a long lasting peace, and I think it’s going to happen hopefully quickly
I think he’ll keep his word
When Trump was asked if he trusted President Putin he replied We need to defend it." ... The deal must be a lasting deal,
In an interview later with right-wing outlet Fox News, Starmer praised Trump for spearheading moves toward a truce but said ... he said We have to win the peace,
Starmer said at the joint news conference I'm clear that the U.K. is ready to put boots on the ground and planes in the air to support a deal,
Did I say that? I can't believe I said that."
Earlier in the Oval Office he also walked back a jibe that the Ukrainian was a dictator, saying I have a lot of respect for him,
It'll either be fairly soon or it won't be at all,
Trump told a press conference with Starmer We'll be dig, dig, digging,
We're not getting all of ours, I mean, quite a bit of ours was gifted, it was given. Mainly it was gifted, actually."
However, Sir Keir countered with We want to have a little bit of luck, the European nations got their money back by giving the money, we don't get the money back. Biden made a deal for $350 billion and I thought it was a very unfair situation."
I think you are trying to find a divide between us that does not exist,
Sir Keir insisted at the first whiff of awkward questions It's like Keir was reminding himself: 'I must laugh at their jokes, mustn't swear, mustn't make a mess of the bathroom,
For Starmer, the move closes the distance between himself and Trump before negotiations, helping to defuse any frostiness."
Charmer Starmer pulls off diplomatic win in White House,
said the front page of the i newspaper, which prides itself on its neutrality