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| | Johnson has taken [[open borders]] positions on immigration in the past.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/flashback-amnesty-johnson-illegals-open-borders-turkey-migration-caps/ Flashback: ‘Amnesty Boris’ on Illegals, Open Borders to Turkey, Migration Caps]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> | | Johnson has taken [[open borders]] positions on immigration in the past.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/flashback-amnesty-johnson-illegals-open-borders-turkey-migration-caps/ Flashback: ‘Amnesty Boris’ on Illegals, Open Borders to Turkey, Migration Caps]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> |
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| − | Johnson announced during the 2008 US presidential campaign that he favored an [[Obama]] victory.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/10/21/do2101.xml]</ref> However, he has relatively good relations with [[Donald Trump]].<ref>Spiering, Charlie (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/23/donald-trump-congratulates-boris-johnson-for-prime-minister-victory/ Donald Trump Congratulates Boris Johnson for Prime Minister Victory]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref><ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/trump-welcomes-prime-minister-boris-johnson-he-will-be-great/ Trump Welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson: ‘He Will Be Great!’] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> | + | Johnson announced during the 2008 US presidential campaign that he favored an [[Obama]] victory.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/10/21/do2101.xml]</ref> However, he has relatively good relations with [[Donald Trump]].<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Spiering, Charlie (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/23/donald-trump-congratulates-boris-johnson-for-prime-minister-victory/ Donald Trump Congratulates Boris Johnson for Prime Minister Victory]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019. |
| | + | *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/trump-welcomes-prime-minister-boris-johnson-he-will-be-great/ Trump Welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson: ‘He Will Be Great!’] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019. |
| | + | *Pitofsky, Marina (July 23, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454336-trump-calls-boris-johnson-britain-trump-they-like-me-over-there Trump calls Boris Johnson 'Britain Trump': 'They like me over there']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 23, 2019. |
| | + | *Frazin, Rachel (July 23, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454260-trump-congratulates-boris-johnson-on-election-to-be-prime-minister Trump congratulates Boris Johnson: 'He will be great' prime minister]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> |
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| | Johnson is highly critical of [[Russia]]n president [[Vladimir Putin]]. When in March 2018 former Russian agent [[Sergei Skripal]] and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in [[Salisbury]], Johnson compared Russia's hosting of the [[World Cup]] to [[Adolf Hitler]]'s hosting of the [[Olympic Games]] in 1936.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/21/boris-johnson-compares-russian-world-cup-to-hitlers-1936-olympics|title=Boris Johnson compares Russian World Cup to Hitler's 1936 Olympics|last=Wintour|first=Patrick|date=21 March 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> | | Johnson is highly critical of [[Russia]]n president [[Vladimir Putin]]. When in March 2018 former Russian agent [[Sergei Skripal]] and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in [[Salisbury]], Johnson compared Russia's hosting of the [[World Cup]] to [[Adolf Hitler]]'s hosting of the [[Olympic Games]] in 1936.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/21/boris-johnson-compares-russian-world-cup-to-hitlers-1936-olympics|title=Boris Johnson compares Russian World Cup to Hitler's 1936 Olympics|last=Wintour|first=Patrick|date=21 March 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> |