Trump's UN envoy slams Burnham's climate and migration stance
U.S. UN ambassador Mike Waltz criticized UK Prime Minister Andy Burnan for his climate-focused, open-migration policies, calling them ‘globalist’.
Mike Waltz, the United Nations ambassador appointed by Donald Trump, used a GB News interview to attack Prime Minister Andy Burnan’s “globalist” rhetoric on climate policy, migration and multilateral governance. He argued that the United States disagrees with the UK’s climate-centric agenda and urged the country to boost fossil-fuel extraction in the North Sea, noting Norway’s success as a contrast. Waltz also condemned what he described as “borderless open migration,” insisting that national sovereignty must trump international bureaucracies.
The envoy warned that Britain’s naval readiness is lacking, referencing recent deployment problems in the Strait of Hormuz, and called for higher defence spending. Nonetheless, he stressed that the special relationship between the two nations stays robust, especially in intelligence sharing.
Why it matters
The remarks reveal deep U.S. policy rifts with the UK on energy, climate and migration, affecting bilateral cooperation.
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