Trump can barely recall Burnham’s name – but he’s still trying to control him

Donald Trump is not a politician known for his unimpeachable record of accuracy. So his claims that in his first phone call with Andy Burnham, the Prime Minister had told him that “he’s going to open up North Sea oil” raised some eyebrows. Trump made his approval of that apparent decision very clear: “If he does that, you’re going to be a wealthy country,” he said, making his desires and expectations crystal clear to anyone in Burnham’s inner circle who might be listening. Shorts The US President is also a man who tends to hear what he wants to hear and believe what he wants to believe – something all too obvious in his repeated statements promising that the Strait of Hormuz is open, or that the latest Iran peace deal is a permanent one. His assertions were even less reassuring than usual