Kemi Badenoch turns on Trump: Tory leader says President deserved 'entirely self-inflicted' mid-term thrashing
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Kemi Badenoch 46, once described the US President as 'wonderful' following a speech in 2025, where she said he reminded us 'about all the things that put the 'Great' in Great Britain!'
Published: 11:22 GMT, 7 November 2026 | Updated: 11:37 GMT, 7 November 2026
Kemi Badenoch has turned on Donald Trump as she declares he deserved his 'entirely self-inflicted' mid-term thrashing.
The Conservative leader, 46, once described the US President as 'wonderful' following a speech in 2025, where she said he reminded us 'about all the things that put the 'Great' in Great Britain!'.
However, the tides seem to have changed in their relationship as Badenoch branded his momentous loss to the Democrats as 'entirely self-inflicted', telling Independent editor-in-chief Geordie Greig on The Talk Show: 'Voters want results'.
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