Donald Trump slams 'sleazebag' author, claims he was Queen Elizabeth's 'favourite president'

Donald Trump has rubbished reports that the late Queen Elizabeth II found him "very rude". The claims have been made in an upcoming biography of the Queen titled A Voyage Around the Queen, by Craig Brown. Talking to DailyMail, Trump slammed the writer of the book, calling him a "sleazebag" who has a book to sell.

Trump said that the Queen and him spent hours together and "had an unbelievable relationship". 

Trump insisted that he was her favourite president.

"She said it to friends of mine that 'President Trump was my favourite president'," he said.

The book claims that the Queen hated the way Trump looked over her shoulder, which appeared to her as an attempt to search for someone more interesting. "It was totally false. I have no idea who the writer is, but it was really just the opposite," he said.

Other parts of the book mention how the Queen thought that Trump and his wife Melania likely had "some sort of arrangement" or else "why would she have remained married to him?"

Trump rubbished the claims and said, "I had a great relationship with the queen. She liked me, and I liked her."

"I spoke to her often, and I spoke to her in particular when I was there," he said.

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He spoke with the publication after a campaign rally in Asheboro, North Carolina.

Trump first met Queen Elizabeth in 2018 after assuming the presidential office. However, his visit was marred by protests in London at the time. A small, informal meeting over tea took place during the trip to avoid even bigger protests. 

But Trump received all the hoopla expected around a president's visit in 2019, including a full state banquet. Trump made headlines for breaking royal protocol during this visit when he placed his hand on the Queen's back during a toast. He called her "a great, great woman" at the dinner.

"We spent hours together at a state dinner. She was a fantastic woman. I think it's a shame that a sleazebag can write an article that's totally false," Trump said. 

He trashed the writer, calling him a "guy looking for some publicity for a book that probably is phony".