▁an ▁under grad uate ▁c yn ic ▁in ▁a ▁Foot light s ▁review . ▁Instead ▁he ▁ur ged ▁people ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁Margaret ▁Mac Mill an ▁of ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁Mac Mill an ▁respond ed , ▁saying : ▁" I ▁agree ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁what ▁Mr ▁G ove ▁says , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁mist aking ▁myth s ▁for ▁rival ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁history . ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁say , ▁as ▁Mr ▁G ove ▁suggests , ▁that ▁British ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁were ▁cons ci ously ▁fighting ▁for ▁a ▁western ▁liberal ▁order . ▁They ▁were ▁just ▁def ending ▁their ▁hom eland ▁and ▁fighting ▁what ▁they ▁saw ▁as ▁German ▁militar ism ." ▁Evans ▁said ▁G ove ' s ▁attack ▁was ▁" ign or ant " ▁and ▁asked ▁how ▁anyone ▁could ▁possibly ▁say ▁Brit ons ▁were ▁fighting ▁for ▁freedom ▁given ▁their ▁country ' s ▁main ▁al ly ▁was ▁Ts ar ist ▁Russia . ▁Jer emy ▁P ax man ▁said ▁G ove ▁had ▁" w il fully ▁mis qu oted " ▁Evans ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Trump ▁interview ▁In ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁The ▁Times , ▁G ove ▁gave ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁post - e lection ▁interview ▁to ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁along ▁with ▁K ai ▁Die k mann ▁from ▁Bild , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁second ▁British ▁politician ▁to ▁meet ▁Trump ▁as ▁President - elect ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁N ig el ▁Far age . ▁Despite ▁prefer ring ▁Hill ary