Good Morning Britain's 'eye-rolling' Trump debate sparks fury as viewers rage 'Grow up'

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and Political correspondent Ava-Santina debated Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin on Thursday's instalment of Good Morning Britain, which Charlotte Hawkins and Richard Madeley hosted.

Trump has said his aim for Friday's talks with Putin on the Ukraine war is to obtain a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow. Kwarteng said, "I think he feels slightly humiliated, and if he doesn't land something over the next few days, I think he will feel even more angry. So it's quite a volatile situation."

The politician added: "Putin, on his side, as well, might think, 'Well, I haven't had to give away anything now, so why should I change my approach?' And I fear we won't get much resolution."

Madeley chimed in: "What about this offer that Trump is alleged to be making, where he says, 'You can keep certain parts of the Ukraine you have stolen, you can also have the rare minerals.'"

In response to Madeley's statement, Santina said Trump promised the American people there wouldn't be any foreign wars.

However, Kwarteng interjected while she was speaking, leaving Santina looking visibly annoyed. She snapped: "I don't think I'd quite finished making my point, Kwasi."

Hawkins asked Santina if she wanted to continue making her point, to which she replied: "No, it's alright. Look, it's a hard sell to the Make America Great Again crowd, as they don't want to see a foreign war. So yes, [Trump] would like to solve it tomorrow, I imagine."

Addressing the Russian and American leaders' meeting, Kwarteng said, "I think it's a very dangerous situation. As far as Putin is concerned, he's been committed to this war for three years now, and I don't really see anything in the next three or four days that's necessarily going to change his approach."

Taking to Twitter following the debate, one person wrote: "And Keir Starmer is looking to undermine him by hosting Zelensky at Number 10 today. The only people who want this war to continue are NATO intelligence services and the British Establishment. Ghoulish profiteers."

Another fumed: "Ava Santini's eye rolling this morning was insane! Grow up!" A third added: "She is like a stroppy teenager, constantly gurning, rolling her eyes and disagreeing with everyone else."

Good Morning Britain airs on weekdays from 6am to 9am on ITV and ITVX.