Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s twin attacks on the Labor Party are being called a ‘phoney war’.
October 24, 2024, updated 1:57 PM ET
Donald Trump And Elon Musk’s The double attack on the British Labor Party and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer smacks of a publicity stunt, it is claimed.
RadarOnline.com could reveal members of the party flying to the US to support the rival Kamala Harris has not been taken seriously by the Trump camp, despite the former president’s threat of legal action this week.
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Trump’s team is not fazed by Labor’s support for rival Kamala Harris, despite his legal threats.
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And tech billionaire Musk’s involvement when he accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), founded by Sir Keir’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, of “violating US criminal laws against foreign election interference” has sparked theories within the party. have launched a ‘phoney war’ against them.
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Musk also joined Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s party.
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Commenting on Labor activists flying to the US to help the Harris campaign, a source close to the former president’s campaign said: “This is not being taken seriously at all. It’s not illegal. The campaign is just making noise for the sake of the campaign, but no one really cares.”
Former Labor minister Ben Bradshaw said The independent: “This is a political stunt by the Trump campaign and I am amazed that the British media is taking this seriously.
‘People from all over politics have always volunteered to help with the campaigns of their sister parties. It’s a complete non-story.
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Musk and Trump created the fake feud for publicity, it is alleged.
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A former foreign secretary from Labour’s rival the Conservative Party (known as the Tories) described the whole row as ‘ridiculous’, adding: ‘It’s more about domestic US politics; he accuses the Democrats of having to seek foreign support…ridiculous, but that’s Trump.”
Former Secretary of State for International Development Lord George Foulkes described it as “a phoney war”.
He added: “There is a long tradition of members helping sister parties and the Tories do this too.”
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Sir Keir Starmer met Trump in New York last month.
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RadarOnline.com revealed on On Wednesday, Trump accused the Labor Party of meddling in the American elections – and threatens legal action.
A lawyer representing the former president filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday against both the Labor Party and the Harris campaign, after a Labor staffer wrote a LinkedIn post advertising a trip to the US that would see “nearly 100 Labor Party staff” supporting the vice president in four key swing states.
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Labor and the party’s Prime Minister Starmer denied the party funded the trips and insisted the campaigners traveled in their personal capacity and at their own expense. Trump campaign produced no new evidence that the rules had been broken.
This is what a spokesperson for the PvdA says CNN: “It is common for campaigners of all political persuasions from around the world to volunteer in US elections. Where Labor activists participate, they do so at their own expense, in accordance with the laws and regulations.”
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Speaking about his relationship with Trump, Starmer said: “I spent time in New York with President Trump, had dinner with him, and my goal in doing so was to make sure that we built a good relationship between the two of us, which we did. , and I was very grateful to him for taking the time.”