More bad hair at the White House?
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Could Boris Johnson run for president? ‘I don’t rule it out’
Cockburn caught up with the ex-PM at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC. When asked shortly after tending bar if he wanted to move from 10 Downing Street to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Johnson told Cockburn: “I don’t rule it out.”
Johnson, who is visiting the US to push for additional aid to Ukraine, did not specify whether he would run as a Republican or Democrat. Cockburn did speak with him at a famous Republican haunt, but the cause he’s championing is one supported by members of both parties.
Before leaving Downing Street last September, Johnson was a staunch supporter of Ukraine. He visited Kyiv in the opening months of the war, and Britain provided about £2 billion of aid under his leadership. Ukrainians, in their gratitude, have named everything from cakes to streets after him. He has even been awarded Ukraine’s Order of Liberty — the highest honor the country provides to foreigners.
It remains to be seen how possible — or serious — Johnson’s presidential aspirations are. The former Spectator editor renounced his American citizenship in 2016, in part to “ensure he is out of reach of America’s Internal Revenue Service,” the Guardian reported. He was, however, born in New York City and so might be able to reapply.
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It's not even April 1st.
Remember that BoJo is a former editor of The Spectator. It's possible they're having a laugh, but I thought they were having a laugh when they suggested he could be PM.
