Johnson insisted that Trump’s refusal to concede the election and claim widespread voter fraud “doesn’t” rule him unfit to enter the White House again.
While Johnson was still in office, the senior Conservative condemned Trump as “completely wrong” for doubting on the result and encouraging the “disgraceful” behavior of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol.
The pair were close allies in office, with the ex-PM meeting Trump at least twice since leaving power to discuss the war in Ukraine. Johnson has traveled widely to ensure continued American support for Kyiv if the ex-president returns to power.
Though Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for refusing to make concessions to Moscow, Johnson suggested the ex-president could be more supportive than expected.
“He gave the javelins to the Ukrainians where the Democrats didn’t, right? When I was foreign secretary, he kicked out those Russian spies. Sixty of them. So he can surprise very much on the upside.”
