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Trump Says He Won't Deal with British Ambassador Who Disparaged Him

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he would "no
   longer deal" with Britain's ambassador to Washington after the key
   envoy disparaged him as "inept," "insecure" and "incompetent," and his
   administration as "uniquely dysfunctional."

   "I do not know the Ambassador," Trump said on Twitter about diplomat
   Kim Darroch, "but he is not liked or well thought of within the U.S."

     ....thought of within the U.S. We will no longer deal with him. The
     good news for the wonderful United Kingdom is that they will soon
     have a new Prime Minister. While I thoroughly enjoyed the
     magnificent State Visit last month, it was the Queen who I was most
     impressed with!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]July 8, 2019

   When VOA asked whether a formal note has been or is being sent to the
   British Embassy in response, the White House referred VOA to the State
   Department, which referred VOA back to the White House.

   Meanwhile, Britain was scrambling to find the source of a leak of
   Darroch's diplomatic cables from Washington back to his homeland.

   London, long the U.S.'s closest ally, was embarrassed by the disclosure
   of the unflattering assessments of Trump made by its top envoy to
   Washington since 2016, but did not deny their accuracy after they were
   published in Britain over the weekend.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1148298497189392384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw