Boris Johnson is like Donald Trump in many ways, but unlike him in more
Johnson isn’t as close to Trump as his enemies suggest, but Johnson was thrilled about their joint mission of making leftish liberals miserable
Some whirlwind romances you regret for many years. Isolated from its former European partners as Brexit approached, the UK looked for succour from the US. Two Conservative prime ministers in succession — Theresa May and Boris Johnson — tried to woo the White House in search of a revived Atlanticism and a fat trade deal. Did Johnson go too far in courting President Donald Trump?
Johnson is often compared to Trump, especially in the liberal US media, which sees one blond political buffoon with a salty turn of phrase as being pretty much like another. And yet, the two men’s characters are very different. Britain’s prime minister is a hopeless optimist who dislikes giving friends, colleagues and voters any bad news, and who tends towards a Pollyanna-ish view that things will turn out alright. Trump’s vision of the world is unremittingly dark. He sees chaos, gloom and betrayal everywhere...
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