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Donald Trump has accused international locations recognising a Palestinian state of “encouraging” continued battle and rewarding terror group Hamas – simply days after Keir Starmer introduced that the UK had recognised Palestine. The US President additionally claimed Britain was being “ruined” by uncontrolled immigration, had a “suicidal” power coverage and was adopting Sharia legislation, in a fiery tirade on the United Nations.

Speaking one week after a pageantry-filled state go to to the United Kingdom, Mr Trump praised Sir Keir Starmer as somebody “I respect and like a lot” however repeatedly criticised the UK in a prolonged speech concerning the state of the world. He attacked nations which have introduced they’ll recognise a Palestinian state. Sir Keir introduced he was recognising Palestine on Sunday, whereas France, Canada, Australia and Portugal have recognised Palestine in latest days.

Highlighting the terrorist assault towards Israel on October 7 2023, carried out by the Hamas terror group that controls Gaza, he instructed the United Nations: “As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognise a Palestine state.

“The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists, for their atrocities. This would be a reward for these horrible atrocities, including October 7 even while they refuse to release the hostages or accept a ceasefire.”

President Trump stated Hamas had “repeatedly rejected reasonable offers to make peace”, however stated he wished to “immediately” finish the battle in Gaza.

In a speech to diplomats and world leaders gathered on the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Trump stated “the crisis of uncontrolled migration” was the largest political subject if our time. He stated: “Your countries are being ruined.”

The President stated: “Europe is in serious trouble, They are being invaded by a force of illegal aliens like nobody has never seen before .. and nobody is doing anything to change it, to get them out.”

And he gave the United Kingdom for example, saying: “I look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible, terrible mayor, and it’s been changed, it’s been so changed.

“Now they want to go to sharia law. But you are in a different country, you can’t do that.

“Both the immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe if something isn’t done immediately. This cannot be sustained.””

The President went on to sentence renewable power as “a green scam”, calling it “the most expensive energy ever conceived”. He claimed many international locations in Europe are “on the brink of destruction because of the green energy agenda.”

And as soon as once more he highlighted the UK, criticising the Government for discouraging exploitation of North Sea oil and gasoline. Mr Trump stated: “They have given up their powerful edge, a lot of the countries that we’re talking about, and oil and gas, such as closing the great North Sea oil.

“Aberdeen was the oil capital of Europe, and there’s tremendous oil that hasn’t been found in the North Sea.”

He added: “They essentially closed it by making it so highly taxed. .. what a tremendous asset to the United Kingdom, and I hope the Prime minister is listening.”

Revealing that he repeatedly raised the subject with Sir Keir throughout the state go to, the US President added: “I want to see them do well. I want to stop seeing them ruining that beautiful Scottish and English countryside with windmills and massive solar panels that go seven miles by seven miles, taking away farmland.”

The UK wasn’t the one nation within the President’s sights. He additionally condemned European nations that help Ukraine however are persevering with to purchase oil and gasoline from Russia, calling their stance “embarrassing”. The UK has already banned the import of Russian oil and gasoline merchandise.

Confirming his willpower to finish the battle in Ukraine, Mr Trump threatened “a very strong round of powerful tariffs” on Russia.

And Mr Trump instructed the Covid pandemic was a man-made results of experimentation. He stated: “Just a few years ago, reckless experiments overseas gave us a devastating global pandemic.”

There was no response to the speech from Downing Street, which has adopted a coverage of hugging Mr Trump shut and refusing to answer any provocation from the White House, however Labour backbenchers responded furiously to criticism of the London mayor.

Ealing Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq described Mr Trump’s feedback as “blatant bare-faced lies”. Sir Sadiq Khan’s workplace stated it will not “dignify” Donald Trump’s “appalling and bigoted comments” by responding to them.