Trump: We must
DONALD Trump yesterday promised Theresa May full US support in fighting the “evil losers” behind terror atrocities.
The US President was among a number of world leaders to condemn the Manchester attack.
In a phone call to the Prime Minister he called the suicide bombing “particularly wanton and depraved” because it targeted children.
A spokesman for Mr Trump said: “The President reassured the Prime Minister that Americans stand with the people of the United Kingdom and that our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism.
“He offered American aid in the UK’s investigation and vowed to continue the mutual fight against terrorism.”
Mr Trump himself said during a visit to Bethlehem in the Palestinian West Bank: “We stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the United Kingdom.
Bloodshed
“So many young, beautiful, innocent people, living and enjoying their lives, murdered by the evil losers in life.
“I won’t call them ‘monsters’, because they would like that term. They would think that a great name.
“I will call them from now on ‘losers’, because that is what they are. They are losers.
“We will have more of them, but they are losers, just remember that.”
Mr Trump added: “Our society can have no tolerance for this continuation of bloodshed. We can’t stand a moment longer for the slaughter of innocent people – and in this attack, it was mostly innocent children.
“The terrorists and extremists and those who give them aid and comfort must be driven out from our society for ever.
“This wicked ideology must be obliterated – and I mean completely obliterated – and the innocent life must be protected, all innocent lives. Life must be protected.
“The civilised nations must join together to protect human life and the sacred right of our citizens to live in safety and in peace.”
His wife Melania, the US First Lady, tweeted her own “thoughts and prayers to the families of Manchester”.
Mr Trump’s first foreign trip as President has included talks in Saudi Arabia and Israel about combating extremists.
He and Mrs May will have further chances to discuss co-operation against terrorism when they meet later this week at summits of Nato in Brussels and the G7 group of nations in Sicily.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her “sorrow and horror”.
She added: “It is incomprehensible someone could make use of a joyful pop concert to bring death to so many people or inflict serious injury on them.
“This attack will strengthen our determination to keep acting together with our British friends against those who plan and carry out such inhuman deeds.
“I can assure people in Britain that Germany stands by your side.”
The new French president Emmanuel Macron said: “My thoughts are with the British people, the victims and those close to them.
“We are fighting together against terrorism.”
Mr Macron continued: “In last night’s outrage it is all of free Europe that has been attacked.
“It is youth itself which was attacked in its heart.”
The Cannes Film Festival in the French Riviera held a minute’s silence to honour