"I predict that he will be a great prime minister," RIA Novosti quoted Trump.

Also, the President of the United States called Johnson "an excellent guy."

“Yes, I spoke with him. I congratulated him. He is my friend, ”the American president added.

Earlier, Trump estimated the appointment of Johnson to the post of leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain and the country's prime minister.

Head of the Center for British Studies at the Institute of Europe RAS, Elena Ananyeva, in an interview with NSN, estimated Johnson’s election as leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain and the country's prime minister.