“A couple of comments have been made by the President, but Secretary of State Rubio has confirmed that the American position hasn’t changed. So from our point of view, there has been no change to their stance.”
Part of Donald Trump’s reluctance to offer full-throated support for the Falklands’ Britishness may be more to do with the current cooling of relations between London and Washington over the Iran war.
The US President has very publicly criticised the British Government over its initial refusal to allow US bases in the UK and Diego Garcia to be used in Iran bombing missions.
Falklands resident Mike Summers told us: “The odd comment from him about whether he may or may not support the Argentine position can be taken as just what it is. It’s an attempt to put some pressure on the UK government to do other things.”
Outside the Government buildings in Stanley, there is a bronze memorial bust of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who ordered the Royal Navy taskforce to liberate the islands back in 1982.
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