Professional lip reader Jeremy Freeman has shared exactly what Donald Trump and Keir Starmer talked about in their initial conversation at the US President’s golf course today
Donald Trump and Keir Starmer met at one of the US President’s golf courses in Scotland today – and a lip reader has now revealed details of their exchange after the British Prime Minister arrived with his wife.
The two leaders met at Trump’s Turnberry course on the southern coast and the Republican president spent several minutes chatting with Starmer and his wife, Victoria. During their initial conversation, Trump proudly pointed out key aspects of the property and expressed how proud he was of it.
Professional lip reader Jeremy Freeman exclusively told the Mirror that as the Starmers walked up the steps, the US President greeted them with a joke, saying: “How are you? Who are you?! Nice to see you.” While shaking hands with the PM, he then said: “Nice to see you, nice to see you my friend.”
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Trump also spoke to Starmer’s wife, saying: “Congratulations with this great Prime Minister…really nice to see you.” Mr Freeman revealed that Trump then started talking about his golf course, saying: “It’s really magic here, I’ve had it for nearly 12 years.”
Starmer then told the American leader that the place “looks very special” before Trump said the views from the golf course, which was once “was hard, dry, crumbling” before he renovated it, are “incredible”. He then went on to tell the PM: “Exactly how proper links should play. Fast. Demanding.
“You’ve got the wind off the coast, it moves the ball, it plays with your head. The best players love that. That’s what we built – proper championship golf.” After Starmer said the course looks “spectacular”, Trump revealed that it was completely rebuilt over the cliffs of the Scottish town and said there is “nothing like it”, Mr Freeman revealed.
As he continued to boast about the golf course, Trump also said the lighthouse was turned from “a ruin” into “the most beautiful house and luxury house you’ll ever see on a golf course.” He told Starmer: “People come just to be there. It’s the symbol of the whole thing – elegance, history, and a bit of show. We brought it back to life.”
But after their initial conversation, Starmer pressed Trump on the US taking a larger role in helping tackle the devastating humanitarian crisis as Palestinians are starving to death due to the Israeli blockade. The PM didn’t wait until they were inside to insist that Gaza would be a key topic in their meeting, calling what’s occurring in the besieged Palestinian territory “a desperate situation.”
Trump was asked if he agreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about concerns of mass starvation in Gaza being overstated and replied: “I don’t know. I mean, based on television, I would say not particularly because those children look very hungry.”
Starmer hit back: “I think people in Britain are revolted at seeing what they are seeing on their screens.” Trump said Israel “has a lot of responsibility” for what’s happening in Gaza before adding: “I think Israel can do a lot.”