Why do the British hate Americans so much?

From 2016, until the 2019 election and later the Coronavirus pandemic, the British media was dominated — obsessed— by two things: Brexit and Donald Trump. Every British news site, TV channel, and tabloid paper published about Trump daily. His most banal remarks were headline-worthy. Brexit’s prevalence as a constant in the news isn’t surprising (not that it wasn’t tiring) but the fact British media often gave more…