DONALD Trump told Sir Keir Starmer his wife was his “greatest asset” in a phone call.
He said the PM’s wife Victoria was “beautiful” when the two men chatted just before Christmas.
The US President-elect also spoke about birds flying into wind turbines and dying.
And he joked that coyotes were getting so fat eating the stricken birds that they would soon need weight-loss drugs, according to The Times.
But when PM Sir Keir tried to stick to subjects such as defence and visiting Washington, Mr Trump veered off topic.
It comes after the tycoon attacked Labour over its Net Zero drive — urging Sir Keir to “get rid of the windmills” and “open up” the North Sea.
He said Britain was making a “big mistake” not awarding new oil and gas drilling licences.
It is the latest spat between the incoming Trump administration and the Government.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and chosen as the efficiency czar by President Trump, stirred controversy with his remarks accusing Sir Keir of not prosecuting “rape gangs” during his time as director of public prosecutions.
Additionally, Musk criticized Minister Jess Phillips, stating that she should be imprisoned for her refusal to initiate a public inquiry into historical sexual abuse committed by gangs in Oldham.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday called her colleague a “fearless and formidable advocate for victims and survivors”.
And health minister Andrew Gwynne said: “Mr Musk ought to focus on issues on the other side of the Atlantic.”
