Tuesday 17 March 2026 5:49 am  |  Updated:  Monday 16 March 2026 5:17 pm

Trump is in need of a scapegoat – look out Keir Starmer

By: Michael Martins

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Per the Trump playbook, the US President will promptly be in search of a scapegoat over Iran. Keir Starmer better get ready, writes Michael Martins in today’s Notebook

Trump Always Blames Others, as No 10 is finding out

What happens when President Trump kicks a hornet’s nest and tries to tell us it wasn’t his foot, or that the hornets are actually looking to remove their current Queen and that’s what all the buzzing is about?

He starts to look for someone to blame because Trump Always Blames Others (TABO).

This is already happening. Energy prices are rising, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the current regime in Tehran shows few signs of ceding control, and US midterms are nearing. For a President obsessed with winning, this is starting to look like a loss in need of a scapegoat.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to stay out of the conflict and refuse US access to British bases, although supported by international law, the British public and Labour MPs, will likely fit the bill.

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