As Western leaders reel from Trump's unpredictability, Starmer is the latest to head to China. In Washington, however, replying to questions about the closer ties, Trump said, "Well, it's very dangerous for them to do that." "The relationship we have with the United States is one of the closest ... we hold," he said, enumerating areas such as defence, security, intelligence and trade. Asked if Trump would threaten Britain with tariffs as he did Canada, Lutnick said, "I think Canada played things a little differently. "Unless the prime minister of Britain sort of takes on the United States and says very difficult things, I doubt it," Lutnick added.