No10 silent on Trump’s troubling behaviour and claims they ‘haven’t seen’ Musk salute

And Keir Starmer’s official spokesman claimed he had “not seen” Elon Musk’s apparent ‘nazi salute’ at the US President’s Washington DC rally last night

Downing Street has refused to comment on the raft of unhinged executive actions Donald Trump unleashed on his first day back in the White House.

And Keir Starmer’s official spokesman claimed he had “not seen” Elon Musk’s apparent ‘nazi salute’ at the US President’s Washington DC rally last night.

It came after Brits overwhelmingly revealed they were unhappy about Trump’s return to the White House.

Overnight, the twice-impeached convicted felon and US President pardoned 1,500 of his supporters who were prosecuted for their involvement in the violent insurrection on January 6 2021, including more than 400 charged with violent offences.

He pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Accords and the World Health Organisation.

And he paved the way for the mass deportation of non-US citizens, using an archaic law not enacted since Japanese internment during World War II.

But the spokesman insisted No10 wouldn’t be giving a “running commentary on every executive order”.

He added: “The US is an indispensable ally, and the Prime Minister looks forward to working with President Trump’s administration in the years ahead.”

Mr Starmer’s team has been at great pains to avoid upsetting Trump and his team – whose first stint in the White House ended with an attempted coup d’etat.

After Trump swore the oath of office, Mr Starmer said in a statement: “On behalf of the United Kingdom, I send my warmest congratulations to President Donald Trump on his inauguration as the forty-seventh President of the United States.

“The special relationship between the UK and the US will continue to flourish for years to come.”

Meanwhile, Brits overwhelmingly held the opposite view of the US President.

Some 58% of the British public dislike Donald Trump, according to a YouGov poll published earlier this month.

Another poll, published yesterday found 53% said they were unhappy with Trump becoming President again – and 40% said they were very unhappy.

Just 19% of Brits said they were happy about Trump’s return.

YouGov asked those polled why they were unhappy about Trump’s return.

One said: “I am not ‘unhappy’ I am angry and worried. He is a misogynist, lying, racist, convicted criminal who tried to overthrow democracy in the US. He should be in jail not in the White House.

“He is facing or has faced several criminal trials some of which are still pending. A president of the USA should not be a potential convicted criminal.

“He is a loose cannon and a convicted criminal. Not someone I would trust with anything.”

Another said: “He’s a narcissistic criminal and has set a precedent that you can get away with ANYTHING even the attack he instigated on the Capitol. This would be described by the US as a coup if it happened anywhere else.

“I think he’s a terrible person with no real morals and is going to twist the laws and systems in the US to make himself a dictator, and a lot of people are going to suffer and even die because of it.

“A convicted criminal and proven liar who has openly promised the deconstruction of the democratic processes and institutions of the USA is nought but a threat to the stability of the whole world.

“His authoritarianism and contempt for democracy and the rule of law.”