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The White House had reportedly expressed concerns over Miliband’s appointment.","category":"Politics","area":"United Kingdom","publishedAt":"2026-08-06T01:46:19.836Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-05T23:33:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T01:46:19.836Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":58,"hype":32,"notes":{"trust":"Multiple outlets corroborate meeting","critic":"Lacks direct quotes from both sides","hype":"Some sensational headlines"}},"tags":["#UKForeignPolicy","#USUKRelations","#EdMiliband","#MarcoRubio","#StraitOfHormuz","#UkraineWar"],"entities":["Ed Miliband","Marco Rubio","Donald Trump","Ajay Banga","White House","Strait of Hormuz"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Ed Miliband met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on 5 August 2026 to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine and Gaza.","Milband avoided questions about his 2016 description of Donald Trump as 'racist, misogynistic, self-confessed groper'.","The White House reportedly had concerns about Miliband’s appointment as Foreign Secretary, according to multiple outlets.","Milband will also meet World Bank President Ajay Banga to discuss climate change and global resilience."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on 5 August 2026. The meeting followed their first encounter at a foreign ministers’ summit in the Philippines in July 2026. Miliband and Rubio discussed efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the war in Ukraine, and the situation in Gaza, according to statements from both sides."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reporters asked Miliband about his past criticism of Donald Trump, including a 2016 remark in which he called the then-presidential candidate 'a racist, misogynistic, self-confessed groper'. Miliband did not respond to the questions. The Herald Scotland reported that he smiled and said, 'We are looking forward to our meeting,' before entering the US State Department."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The White House had reportedly expressed concerns about Miliband’s appointment as Foreign Secretary, as reported by the Gazette-News, The National, burytimes.co.uk, theboltonnews.co.uk and The Independent. Miliband’s previous role as Energy Secretary included strong advocacy for net-zero policies, which conflict with Trump’s support for fossil fuels. Washington’s ambassador to the UK, Warren Stephens, had previously said Miliband was 'wrong' to call Trump a racist and expressed hope that his views had changed."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"After the meeting, Miliband issued a statement calling the UK and US 'the closest of allies' and emphasising their shared commitment to NATO. He highlighted the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz for British families and businesses, as well as the need to support Ukraine and address the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Rubio posted on X that they had discussed Europe taking a greater role in its own security and preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Miliband will also meet World Bank President Ajay Banga during his visit to discuss development, climate change and global resilience, as reported by The Herald Scotland."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned the topics discussed in the meeting, including the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine or Gaza. None of the centre-rated digests quoted Miliband’s past remarks on Trump in full, though iNews referenced them. 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