Piers Morgan, 57, hit out after Conservative leader candidate Liz Truss declared the jury was out on French President Emmanuel Macron, insisting she would judge him by "actions, not words".
Her comments came after Boris Johnson spoke of the warm relationship the two countries had enjoyed "since the Napoleonic era", sparking concerns that she had insulted one of Britain's closest allies."Given her stupefyingly crass comments about President Macron & France potentially being Britain’s enemy, I suggest the jury’s most definitely out on whether Liz Truss has what it takes to be Prime Minister," Piers raged to almost eight million followers on Twitter.However, some of his fans were unsure whether either of the two hopefuls - Truss or Chancellor Rishi Sunak - were competent enough to lead Britain."The choice of Sunak or Truss, is like choosing which b*****k you want to have amputated with a bread knife," exclaimed @DanRobson4.@Franck14742526 agreed: "I feel sorry for any country having to deal with any one of our politicians, they are all shamefully appalling."@pukhtana insisted: "Neither have genuine leadership qualities", before adding: "Both are trying too hard to pander to what they think will appeal to their audience."@MartinJohnson10 chimed in: "The jury isn’t out at all.The vast majority of the population already know she isn’t PM material but to the Tory membership she has a key attribute in that she isn’t Rishi."Meanwhile others argued that Truss didn't have what it took to be "human, let alone Prime Minister".However some defended her surprising claim that she was unsure whether Macron was a "friend or a foe", which came after centuries of cooperation between the two countries.@James_Frosty Macron argued: "Macron.
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