U.S. President Donald Trump talks at a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The social media post partially walks back his previous criticism of NATO, made during an interview on Fox Business.
"We have never really asked anything of them," he said. "You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan or this or that, and they did. They stayed a little back, little off the front lines."
Starmer's office says the prime minister raised the issue with Trump during a phone call this weekend.
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Britain's Prince Harry also criticized Trump's downplaying of NATO soldiers who served in Afghanistan. (EDDIE MULHOLLAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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"I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there," Harry said.
"Those sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect, as we all remain united and loyal to the defense of diplomacy and peace," he added.
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