Donald Trump ‘reexamining’ Falklands position after backing Argentinian World Cup banner, Republican commentator says

Donald Trump ‘reexamining’ Falklands position after backing Argentinian World Cup banner, Republican commentator says

Donald Trump has been said to be “reexamining” his position on the Falkland Islands after backing Argentinian football players who displayed a banner claiming ownership of the territory following their World Cup semi-final victory over England. Speaking to GB News, Republican commentator Nora Lee Notzon said the White House was shifting its thinking on the British overseas territory following a series of diplomatic spats with the UK. After defeating the Three Lions 2-1, a fan-made banner that read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” or "The Falkland Islands are Argentine" in English was paraded around the pitch. The stunt caused outcry in the UK, with the outgoing Prime Minister leading calls for football’s governing body Fifa to punish Argentina. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, Andrew Giuliani, who heads the White House Fifa task force, backed the banner and insisted that players had every right to express themselves on American soil. “We believe in our First Amendment rights here in the United States of America,” Mr Giuliani told reporters. Reacting to the declaration, Ms Notzon acknowledged that the Argentinian players “didn't break any law in the US” but added that “what they did was disgraceful”. However, she warned that Washington’s support should not come as a surprise while President Trump “reexamines” his relationship with Britain and its claim on the Falklands. “I think there is a sore point with the UK not backing the US on the Iran war. “Whereas the US has always been neutral when it comes to the Falklands, I do believe the White House is reexamining its view. “This is just rubbing it in,” she observed. Earlier this year, a leaked Pentagon memo suggested that the US was reconsidering its support for Britain’s control of the Falklands as part of a wider response to Nato allies remaining out of the war with Iran. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS White House backs Argentina over Falklands World Cup flag stunt Top Tory demands Fifa take immed