Terminally ill baby Charlie has another person fighting on his side – this time its US President Donald Trump.<br />He’s offered to help the ten-month old after his British parents lost a legal battle to to give him experimental therapy in America.<br /><br />Trump’s intervention follows that of the Pope who says Charlie’s parents should be allowed to treat their child until the end.<br /><br />“If we can help little #CharlieGard, as per our friends in the U.K. and the Pope, we would be delighted to do so.”<br />Trump said in a Tweet post on Monday.<br /><br />If we can help little #CharlieGard, as per our friends in the U.K. and the Pope, we would be delighted to do so.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 3, 2017<br /><br /><br />Parents Chris and Connie have launched a fundraising appeal to pay for their son’s treatment in the US. Charlie has a genetic disorder which causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage.<br /><br />On June 27 , Charlie’s parents lost their final legal appeal to take him to the US for experimental treatment.<br />Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled the experimental treatment would prolong the child’s suffering without any prospect of helping him. <br /><br />His parents also said the hospital had denied their final wish to be able to take their son home to die, and felt “let down” following the lengthy legal battle.<br />Judges at the European Court of Human Rights concluded that further treatment would “continue to cause Charlie significant harm”, in line with advice from specialists at Great Ormond Street.<br /><br />Charlie’s parents had been expecting their 10-month-old’s life support to be turned off on Friday.<br />Great Ormond Street Hospital in London said it will continue Charlie’s care to allow the family to spend more time with him.<br />
