KEVIN Bridges has ripped into the UK’s response to Donald Trump’s tariffs in a hilarious comedy skit.
The US president imposed heavy tariffs on countries worldwide in a speech at the White House on April 2.
The 10% tax facing UK goods is half that facing the EU, with Downing Street suggesting they had been vindicated in their approach to negotiating with the US. But it still broadly mirrors a big list of other countries also on the 10% rate.
But Bridges, in a stand up routine at Monkey Barrel comedy club in Edinburgh, certainly wasn’t impressed.
“Britain looked pretty pathetic the last week or so,” the Scottish comedian said before putting on an English accent.
He added (below): “Oh, it's only 10%. Thank you, Mr. Trump.”
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Bridges then went on: “Fucking embarrassing, wasn’t it? Like a fucking beaten partner. As of, what is it, the other day it said that Trump has already backtracked.
"Obviously, obviously he was going to backtrack. It's just like, what? An old guy having a fucking tantrum, innit?”
Trump has since announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves due to hold talks with the White House next week amid efforts to strike a trade deal, which Britain hopes can help soften the brunt.
Bridges added to laughs from the crowd: “It's like when you've seen your dad go mental too many times, you’ve just lost interest.
“Well, maybe your mum was a bit scared. I hate when he gets like this.
"That's Britain.”
He said with an accent: “No, please don't retaliate. Don't retaliate.”
Bridges then added: "But China, China was like the older sibling. Just fucking standing up to him.
"I mean, that's what I expect. 44%? I will fucking go 54%.
"And America was rattled. We'll go 74, and then we're fucking 84%, 104%. China's going, seriously?
"You want to take us on at numbers?”
