{"id":312362,"date":"2026-01-24T21:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-backtracks-on-criticism-of-british-troops-who-fought-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T21:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:00:27","slug":"trump-backtracks-on-criticism-of-british-troops-who-fought-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-backtracks-on-criticism-of-british-troops-who-fought-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump backtracks on criticism of British troops who fought in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IVmDJ0yCsVU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump backtracks on criticism of British troops who fought in Afghanistan\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IVmDJ0yCsVU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has posted gushing praise of British troops who fought in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>It follows outrage over his comments this week in which he said soldiers from the UK had &quot;stayed a little back, a little off the front lines&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer spoke to the US president on Saturday after calling the comments &quot;insulting and frankly appalling&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/trump-pays-tribute-to-very-brave-british-soldiers-who-served-in-afghanistan-13498256<\/p>\n<p>#donaldtrump #afghanistan #britisharmedforces #nato <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has posted gushing praise of British troops who fought in Afghanistan. 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