JOE Biden has been accused of "lampooning America" and showing "breathtaking arrogance" as he meets with foreign leaders at the G7 summit in the UK.
The president has received a barrage of criticism from commentators and GOP politicians, with gun activist Rep. Lauren Boebert suggesting that Biden "shouldn't return home".
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Yael Lempert, America’s most senior diplomat in Britain, told Brexit minister Lord Frost that the government was “inflaming” tensions in Ireland and Europe with its opposition to checks at ports.
Commentators were left outraged amid reports that Lempert had been told to issue London with a demarche – a formal diplomatic reprimand rarely exchanged between allies.
Dominic Green wrote in the New York Post: "The president is reviving the National Lampoon series on his trip to England for the G-7 summit. Too bad it’s his own nation he’s lampooning."
Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for the Freedom and Heritage in DC, wrote in the Telegraph that the formal warning was Biden's "back of the queue" moment.
It was a reference to Obama's remarks in 2016 when he warned the UK would be at "the back of the queue" when it came to a future US-UK trade agreement if the UK voted to leave the EU.
Mr. Gardiner said: "The arrogance of the Biden administration ahead of the G7 meeting in Cornwall has been nothing short of breathtaking. This is no way to treat America's closest friend and ally."
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert suggested that the president "shouldn't return home".
She said: “ Joe for once you and I are in total agreement. Don’t come home. Enjoy the UK! I really mean it. Have all the fish and chips you want. Follow your heart.”
Pollster Frank Luntz told the BBC that America is being a "bit too loud" and should let the UK and EU resolve their differences.
Biden met with British prime minister Boris Johnson on Thursday and will meet with G7 leaders over the coming days.
The pair renewed the Atlantic Charter of 1941 between Churchill and Roosevelt as Boris branded the document a "massive, massive strategic importance" for both London and Washington.
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News that the bilateral meeting produced "nothing but fluff and happy talk".
This was the first time they have met since Biden took office while this is the US leader's first overseas trip.
Mr Johnson said the pair discussed several issues ranging from security to climate change.
He was asked if Biden had "made his alarm clear" about the Northern Ireland protocol but he replied: "No, he didn't".
But, he said that the US, UK, and EU all wanted to uphold the Good Friday Agreement and "keep the balance of peace process going".
Boris said: "We affirmed the special relationship – that is not said lightly – the special relationship between our people and renewed our commitment to defending the enduring democratic values that both our nations share."
The couples also gave each other gifts, with Boris presenting the US President with a photo of Frederick Douglass.
Douglass was a former slave who campaigned against the practice in the 1800s.
The PM also gave Jill Biden a collection of short stories by Daphne du Maurier.
In return, America's First Family gave Boris an American-made bike and helmet, while Carrie received a tote bag and a scarf.
In a funny moment between the two leaders, Biden appeared to tell Boris "wait a minute" so he could greet the PM's wife Carrie.
Biden and Dr Jill arrived in the UK on Wednesday, with the president making a speech at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk moments later.
The Democrat joked with army personnel that he kept "forgetting" he was president.
After running on stage, Biden began his speech by proclaiming "When I was 14…" before he became distracted by the standing crowd.
Biden then mistakenly referred to the RAF as the RFA in another gaffe.
He said: "These partnerships have hardened and have been hardened in the fire of war and generations of Americans and service members who fought them. Like those RFA pilots."
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