Trump admits he tweets from bed in Piers Morgan interview

Trump admits he tweets from bed in Piers Morgan interview

Donald Trump has revealed he tweets from bed, does not know who Jeremy Corbyn is and gets 'so much' fan mail from Britons in an interview with Piers Morgan.

The US President insisted he was 'very popular' in the UK, despite vows from opponents that his visit to the country will be greeted with huge protests.

In his first international TV interview, Trump insisted: 'I think I'm very popular in your country. I get so much fan mail from people in your country, they love my sense of security and what I'm saying about many different things…. We get tremendous support from people in the UK.'

When Morgan mentioned the leader of the opposition, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan - both of whom have been critical of Trump - the President replied 'I don't know the man'. 

Trump said he usually tweets at breakfast or over lunch before getting down to the work of government in the day.

Speaking to Morgan on ITV from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the President said: 'Perhaps [I tweet] in bed, perhaps sometimes at breakfast and lunch.

'Generally speaking during the early morning I can do that then I am busy during the day. I sometimes just dictate out things to my people.' 

Mr Trump also mentioned that his mother, Mary, was born in Scotland and said he 'loves' the UK. 

'The real me is somebody that loves Britain, loves the UK. I love Scotland,' he said. 'One of the biggest problems I have in winning, I won't be able to get back there so often. I would love to go there.'

Morgan came to the issue of Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan when discussing Mr Trump's biggest critics in the UK. 

When the presenter mentioned that both politicians wanted him to stay away from the UK Mr Trump said, 'I don't know the man, I don't know the man.'

The President has a long running enmity with Mr Khan. Last year he was scathing about the London Mayor response to the terror attacks in Westminster and London Bridge. 

He tweeted: 'At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!' 

President Trump also defended his diet. Asked if he planned to switch away from fast food, which he has regularly been pictured eating, he said: 'No don't want to change it. 

'I eat fine food, some from the finest chefs in the world. I am healthy, I have some of that [fast food] on occasion. I think I eat actually quite well.'  

In the interview, Mr Trump also sparked a diplomatic row by claiming the Prime Minister had invited him to make two trips to the UK this year – including a State visit in October, with all the pomp that entails.

And in a snub to Mrs May, the President said he would have taken a much tougher stance than Mrs May towards Brussels.

His intervention could undermine the moves he made earlier to repair the transatlantic special relationship by singing the praises of Britain and saying how much he supported and respected Mrs May.

However, his comments to Mr Morgan were more critical. When asked if he thought the Prime Minister was 'in a good position' regarding Brexit talks, Mr Trump replied: 'Would it be the way I negotiate? No, I wouldn't negotiate it the way it's [being] negotiated… I would have had a different attitude.'

Pressed on how his approach would have differed from that of Mrs May, he said: 'I would have said that the European Union is not cracked up to what it's supposed to be. I would have taken a tougher stand in getting out.' 

The comments will boost those calling for a 'hard Brexit', led by Boris Johnson.

Mr Trump claimed he was not surprised by the result of the EU referendum: 'I said [that] because of trade, but mostly immigration, Brexit is going to be a big upset. And I was right.'

He added: 'I know the British people and understand them. They don't want people coming from all over the world into Britain, they don't know anything about these people.'

However, Mrs May can draw comfort from the President's promise of a 'great trade deal' between Britain and America after the UK has left the EU: 'You have a two-year restriction because of Brexit, but when that is up we're going to be your great trading partner.

Before the cameras started rolling, Mr Morgan asked Mr Trump if he was coming to the UK. He replied: 'Yeah, I'll be there. She [Mrs May] just invited me. Twice.'

After checking with an aide, Mr Trump said he expected one non-State visit – probably in July after a Nato summit in Brussels – followed by a State visit in October. A White House aide said later the date had not yet been confirmed.

Mr Trump's comments about a State visit took Downing Street and Buckingham Palace by surprise. A Whitehall source added: 'As far as we know, nothing has been agreed about the President meeting the Queen.'

Buckingham Palace declined to comment. Mrs May's invitation for a State visit – made shortly after Mr Trump entered the White Hou