Comey: Trump could hog chat with Queen

The Queen will not get a word in edgeways when she meets Donald Trump, according to the former FBI director who was fired by the US president.

James Comey suggested the Queen should not bother to prepare topics for conversation with Mr Trump because he “talks constantly”.

Mr Comey said conversations with the US president move from “thing to thing to thing” but always revolve around one central theme: him. Mr Comey also said he hoped Mr Trump would be “afforded the welcome that’s appropriate for the American president” when he comes to the UK for a working visit on July 13.

Mr Trump’s scheduled meeting with the Queen has prompted speculation about what the pair could talk about but Mr Comey, who served as FBI boss from 2013 until 2017, suggested the Queen should expect a rather onesided conversation.

Asked on LBC Radio what sort of “chit-chat” he would advise the Queen to make, Mr Comey replied: “Don’t prepare a lot of material, because he talks constantly, that’s the challenge of interacting with Mr Trump.”

And he added: “It’s about him and about you agreeing that either his speech was the best, his approach is the best, that he is the best, and it’s this effort to fill a hole that’s remarkable – the need for affirmation.”

Protests are expected to greet Mr Trump when he arrives for his first visit to Britain since he was elected.