A man in the audience on Question Time claimed “the world will be a little bit safer” with Donald Trump in office.
The flagship BBC show focused primarily on the US election, which Mr Trump won comfortably on Tuesday. During the programme, Mr Trump was criticised heavily – and even branded “ammoral” by author Bonnie Greer.
So, Fiona Bruce opened the floor to anyone pleased with the US election result. Support was limited but, among it was a man who said he feels the world will be a safer place – because Mr Trump, 78, is so unpredictable.
The camera cut to a wider shot to show puzzled faces around the man as he spoke to the audience in Hartlepool, County Durham. It showed Ms Greer, 75, murmur something under her breath and roll her eyes at the support for the new president-elect. However, the man received a significant applause after then referring to Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s scathing comments about Mr Trump, including describing the politician as “a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”.
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The man in Hartlepool said: “I think that Trump in office will perhaps make the world a little bit safer because, like the gentleman said there (a previous audience member), of his unpredictability. If you don’t know what the man is going to do, you’ll be very careful before you actually poke the bear.” At this point, Ms Greer, an author and playwright, sighed and grumbled.
“I don’t think we got off to a great start with some of Mr Lammy’s comments he made about Trump before coming into office,” the man continued. This led to Ms Bruce inviting Sarah Jones, Minister of State for Industry, to discuss her colleague’s remarks. She said politicians across the whole spectrum have criticised Mr Trump throughout his career.
Ms Jones, who is the MP for Croydon West, said: “We will always stand up for what’s right for Britain… but we want to do that in partnership with the Americans.” She later faced flack when the programme discussed the 2024 Budget, which was delivered last week.