Boris Johnson condemns Donald Trump after US Capitol violence
Prime Minister condemns US president for encouraging people to storm the Capitol and casting doubt on election outcome
7 January 2021 • 8:15pm
Mr Johnson has had a warm relationship with Mr Trump until now, and has been repeatedly praised by the president for his leadership and his handling of Brexit.
But the Prime Minister took the opportunity to distance himself from Mr Trump as he was asked about the Capitol riot at a Downing Street press conference on Thursday and expressed relief that Joe Biden had been confirmed as the next president.
Mr Johnson, who was born in New York, said: All my life, America has stood for some very important things. An idea of freedom, an idea of democracy.