Jeremy Clarkson, 65, rips into Donald Trump as he delivers blistering verdict on UK-US trade deal

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Eliana Silver

By Eliana Silver


Published: 10/05/2025

- 11:29

He also said the US President should become "King of America" with ceremonial powers similar to the British monarchy

Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Donald Trump with a scathing take on the UK-US trade deal.

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".


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".

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".

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Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Donald Trump with a scathing take on the UK-US trade deal

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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".

Clarkson suggested the deal is likely "even worse" than it appears.

He also shockingly said Trump should become "King of America" with ceremonial powers similar to the British monarchy.

Clarkson proposed transforming the US presidency into a figurehead role akin to the British monarch.

The former Top Gear presenter argued that America's political system is producing only "lunatics" for the White House.

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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".

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".

"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.

The broadcaster suggested this ceremonial role would involve a president who simply "opens stuff and waves. AND NOTHING ELSE".

Clarkson's proposal comes amid his broader criticism of American leadership options.

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Clarkson also criticised Trump's grasp of historical facts in his column

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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".

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".

Clarkson concluded that "because of the way candidates are chosen (using money) only lunatics will ever end up in the White House".

Clarkson also criticised Trump's grasp of historical facts in his column.

He pointed out that Trump recently claimed "America won world war two", which Clarkson disputes.

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Clarkson highlighted other historical inaccuracies, including Trump's comment that the India-Pakistan conflict 'has been going on for centuries'

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"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.

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."

Clarkson highlighted other historical inaccuracies, including Trump's comment that the India-Pakistan conflict "has been going on for centuries".

"Which is odd because Pakistan was only created in 1947," Clarkson observed.

He described Trump's understanding of reality as "shaky" and "a worry".