Why Piers Morgan is in hospital and why he’s blamed Donald Trump

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Piers Morgan, a former Good Morning Britain presenter, is recovering in a hospital and has blamed Donald Trump for sharing a photo with him from a hospital bed following an accident.

Everything you need to know about the causes

• Piers Morgan, 60, shared a picture to his social media from the hospital and told fans that he had fractured his femur so badly, he required a hip replacement.
• The former Good Morning Britain host explained he had tripped while at a restaurant and would have to use crutches to aid his mobility for several weeks. He’s also not allowed to take long-haul flights for the next three months and in a rather unexpected twist, placed the blame on his long-term friend, President Donald Trump.
• Piers shared a photo from a hospital bed, as well as a close up snap of his X-ray, and said: “Breaking news! 1. Tripped on a small step. 2. In a London hotel restaurant. 3. Fractured femur. 4. So badly I needed a new hip. 5. Recovering in hospital. 6. Crutches for 6wks [sic]. 7. No long-haul for 12 wks [sic]. 8. New Year off to a cracking start! 9. I blame Donald Trump.”
• Eamonn Holmes, former England cricketer Monty Panesar, Loose Woman Katie Piper, and other well-known people emailed well wishes in a hurry.
• Piers and Donald Trump share a relationship that began when they were first friends and he was blamed for it almost 20 years later in The Celebrity Apprentice 2008, which Trump presided over at the time. Trump told him, “Piers, you were tactless, ruthless, aggressive, hard, possibly brilliant, you knocked them all out one by one – you win.” Piers eventually won in the end, with Trump saying, “You were tactless, ruthless, aggressive, hard, possibly brilliant, you knocked them all out one by one. Piers has previously claimed that because of their similarity, they can’t get along.
• The shock health update from Piers follows shortly after he took aim at Donald Trump on X, formerly known as Twitter, following his ambitions to purchase Greenland and hit countries with tariffs, including the UK. READ THE FULL STORY: Piers Morgan undergoes hip replacement after ‘tripping on small step’