Emily Maitlis praised for slamming Boris Johnson’s ‘Trump-like behaviour’ on US election night

Journalist Emily Maitlis has been praised for “eviscerating” former Prime Minister Boris Johnson during Channel 4’s live coverage of the US election, calling the politician’s behaviour “Trump-like”.

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head, Emily Maitlis, along with Krishnan Guru-Murthy and a series of guests, including Johnson and Succession actor Brian Cox, discussed the incoming results on a panel show for Channel 4.

Emily Maitlis was praised for “grilling” Johnson during the show, criticising the “Trump-like behaviour” she said he “started importing” while he was in power.

“You essentially started importing some of that Trump-like behaviour in Britain when you were prime minister,” she said, adding: “His disregard for institutions, his disregard for the rule of law, his denialism, which I think, I guess, was mirrored in your response to

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