On Sunday, UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Donald Trump’s impeachment and acquittal on a charge of inciting insurrection against his own government “toings and froings and all the kerfuffle.”
In an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation, Johnson was asked about the acquittal of a president who stoked such violence while casting doubt on a free election.
“The clear message that we get from the proceedings in America is that after all the toings and froings and all the kerfuffle, American democracy is strong and the American constitution is strong and robust,” Johnson replied.
In the same context, the PM was asked if he was concerned that he and the new president might “start off on the wrong foot,” to which he avoided replying.
“I’ve had,” he said, “I think, already two long and very good conversations with the president and we had a really good exchange, particularly about climate change and what he wants to do.”
He also asserted that he was very delighted to have a good relationship with the White House, as it is an important part of any UK prime minister’s mission.
On Saturday, US President Joe Biden criticized Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, saying that democracy is “fragile” and “must always be defended.”
“This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended,” Biden said.
The Senate acquitted Trump in his second impeachment trial, voting the former president not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
The final vote — 57 guilty to 43 not guilty — was 10 votes short of the 67 guilty votes needed to convict, with seven Republicans finding him guilty.
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