Blah Blah Blah. I’ve read this nonsense many times before.
Yes its true that in some ways the US did drive a hard bargain with the UK during the early part of WWII. It is also true that the US extended Britain a “loan” at a ridiculously low interest rate and allowed Britain to suspend repayments whenever it ran into difficulties (eg massive currency fluctuations, etc) which proved necessary a few times. The things bought with this “loan” were sold at cost - much of it was not actually weapons but instead economically useful things like tractors, etc.
After the war, Britain received more Marshal Plan aid than anybody else. There were again some very low interest “loans”...the kind you could never get from any commercial lender...and there were also large outright grants of cash. All in All, I’d say the UK was thrown a financial lifeline by America both during and after the war. Austerity in the 1950s would’ve been far worse without that lifeline.
As for Trump “interfering” in UK politics, I can cite just as many examples the other way. For example he whines that Trump criticized Khan and Corbin....yet somehow forgot that they had both repeatedly criticized Trump...in fact that they had done so first and that Trump simply hit back. Odd how he “forgot” to mention that little detail.
The difference is - as I keep pointing out - the USA is a hyperpower. The USA really matters to nearly every person on the planet, so of course they have an opinion on American matters and of course their opinions have little to no influence on the hyperpower. But American opinions on another country HAVE influence -- if the President tomorrow says "I don't like the UK" - just SAYS it, the GDP of the UK (or france or whoever) will drop.
I liken the USA's influence to the Roman Empire's influence over Antiochus - the ruler of Syria to Iran. When he wanted to invade another country, the Roman ambassador asked him to desist as Rome didn't want that. Antiochus said he'd think about it. The Roman ambassador drew a circle in chalk around Antiochus and told him to think about it in side the circle and come out with a decision. he capitulated
THAT is the USA - and I'm not trying to use hyperbole, the USA is economically, politically, diplomatically and culturally hyper-dominant (and i'm not even talking about militarily) - that isn't jingoism, it's fact.