press on

"He pointed out a lot of things that the Democrats, who I used to feel really connected to at one point, have failed to press on."

However, the defence secretary said "the definition of defence numbers can be done in different ways" when pressed on whether Sir Keir's claim the 0.2% increase was worth £13.4bn every year.

Zelensky also “raised concerns about being pressed on things like mineral rights without guarantees of our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, without security guarantees really of any kind,” Schiff said.

But Trump is pressing on - and seems headed for a showdown with the judiciary that could eventually end in the highest court in the land.

During the interview, he said his past criticisms of Trump were "ill-judged and wrong" and was pressed on the differences between the UK and US on Middle East policy.