But Trump cruelly dumped him after they argued over Gaza, calling him a publicity-seeker who “always gets it wrong”. Leaders from Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea and South Africa have all attempted to ingratiate themselves, to varying degrees. All this should set red lights flashing for Britain’s Keir Starmer ahead of Trump’s state visit in 10 days’ time. View image in fullscreen Donald Trump holds up a photograph Putin gave him in the White House on 22 August 2025. Trump is particularly exercised over the fate of Jair Bolsonaro, Lula’s hard-right predecessor, who, like Trump, mounted a failed electoral coup.