Jeremy Clarkson, 65, rips into Donald Trump as he delivers blistering verdict on UK-US trade deal (0.01276595744680851)
<iframe frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://www.gbnews.com/res/scraper/embed/?video_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm-v2.simplestream.com%2Fiframe%2Fplayer.php%3Fkey%3D3Li3Nt2Qs8Ct3Xq9Fi5Uy0Mb2Bj0Qs%26player%3DGB003%26uvid%3D52690547%26type%3Dvod%26viously_id%3D2QzLDEfg8m7" width="100%"></iframe><br/><p>Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Donald Trump with a scathing take on the UK-US trade deal.</p><p>In his latest column, he sarcastically questioned what Britain will gain, suggesting "we will be allowed to buy terrible left-hand-drive cars that are far too big for our roads".</p><h3></h3><br/><p>On food imports, he wrote that Britons will "be able to eat chicken that tastes vaguely of a swimming pool" and "beef that's so full of chemicals, we will wake up in the morning with two heads".</p><p>Regarding exports, Clarkson mocked the deal's supposed benefits: "We are told we will now be able to export all the steel we make to America".</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Jeremy Clarkson" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="862e6a544bb055f8029328266b767c67" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="d90e7" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/jeremy-clarkson.jpg?id=60192529&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><p>He dismissed this advantage, noting "we only have one steel plant left in this country and all it made last year was a knife and fork".</p><p>Clarkson suggested the deal is likely "even worse" than it appears.</p><p>He also shockingly said Trump should become "King of America" with ceremonial powers similar to the British monarchy.</p><p>Clarkson proposed transforming the US presidency into a figurehead role akin to the British monarch.</p><p>The former Top Gear presenter argued that America's political system is producing only "lunatics" for the White House.</p><p><strong>MORE LIKE THIS:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/jeremy-clarkson-replaces-kaleb-cooper-clarksons-farm-season-4" target="_self">Jeremy Clarkson, 65, REPLACES Kaleb Cooper as farmer leaves Diddly Squat: 'Left me in the lurch'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/kaleb-cooper-clarksons-farm-drought-complaint" target="_self">Kaleb Cooper fans left concerned as Clarkson's Farm star shares worrying farming complaint: 'It's getting serious'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/jeremy-clarkson-nhs-privatised-support-labour" target="_self">Jeremy Clarkson claims ‘NHS would be better privatised’ as he rips into Labour control</a></li></ul><h3></h3><br/><p>He wrote that the current presidential system gives the officeholder "enormous power", unlike the British King who is "just a figurehead who's wheeled out occasionally to open car parks and stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace".</p><p>Clarkson claimed Trump might welcome such a change, noting "he wouldn't have to bow out after four years" and "could stay in office till he dies".</p><p><span></span>"He could call himself King Donald the First and make people bow when they meet him. I think he'd like that a lot," Clarkson continued in his column for The Sun.</p><p>The broadcaster suggested this ceremonial role would involve a president who simply "opens stuff and waves. AND NOTHING ELSE".</p><p>Clarkson's proposal comes amid his broader criticism of American leadership options.</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Donald Trump" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3e74ebf19ccba6bf346d4502d1b90abf" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="527b3" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/donald-trump.jpg?id=60192531&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><p>He described the recent US election as offering voters "a choice between a woman who wrote speeches using tiles picked randomly from a Scrabble bag, and a maniac with nylon hair".</p><p>He also mentioned JD Vance, describing him as "a God botherer who thinks women who've been raped should be forced to have the resultant baby".</p><p><span></span>Clarkson concluded that "because of the way candidates are chosen (using money) only lunatics will ever end up in the White House".</p><p>Clarkson also criticised Trump's grasp of historical facts in his column.</p><p>He pointed out that Trump recently claimed "America won world war two", which Clarkson disputes.</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Jeremy Clarkson " class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c826a6c7815b7eb0357acfd90790edce" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="c6a93" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/jeremy-clarkson.jpg?id=34801868&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-latest"></div><p><br/></p><p>"The simple truth of the matter is that we held Hitler at arms' length until the Russians were able to defeat his armies," Clarkson wrote.</p><p>He noted Trump's tendency to share every thought: "We always know what's going on in Donald Trump's head, because he tells us. Every thought he ever has is said out loud."</p><p>Clarkson highlighted other historical inaccuracies, including Trump's comment that the India-Pakistan conflict "has been going on for centuries".</p><p>"Which is odd because Pakistan was only created in 1947," Clarkson observed.</p><p>He described Trump's understanding of reality as "shaky" and "a worry".</p>
