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On eve of UK visit, Trump backs Boris Johnson, dings duchess

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Last Updated : Jun 01 2019 | 4:50 AM IST

President Donald Trump is wading into the United Kingdom's political maelstrom days before he is set to embark on his first state visit there, saying Boris Johnson would make an "excellent" prime minister and calling Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, "nasty."
In an interview on Friday with the British tabloid The Sun, Trump expressed support for the controversial ex-foreign secretary in his bid to replace Theresa May, saying, "I think Boris would do a very good job. I think he would be excellent."

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First Published: Jun 01 2019 | 4:50 AM IST

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