Senior opposition leader and ex-Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who has enjoyed a warm relationship with Trump, dismissed the former U.S. president’s words as mere campaign statements. Babiš, having met the American five times in private, said that Trump is a different person on stage than in private. Babiš previously made a similar statement during his presidential campaign in the Czech Republic, saying that he “would not protect” Poland if it were invaded.