Washington Examiner: US rift with UK deepens as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross cancels meeting over presence of British ambassador
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross abruptly canceled a long-planned meeting with Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox Tuesday because the British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch was also due to attend.
A Trump administration source said that the meeting was jettisoned because of the row over leaked secret cables from Darroch that described President Trump as "inept" and "incompetent." The source said that it showed the rift between the Trump administration over the leaks was "a real thing" and growing.
The source said that Ross has been on personally "warm and friendly" terms with Darroch, who has been ambassador since January 2016, sitting down for dinner with him only a few days ago. The cancellation of the meeting calls into question the ability of Darroch, 65, to do his job and could hasten his recall to London.
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WNU Editor: The U.K. foreign minister who is also a contender for the PM job is using this dispute to try and gain support in the current race to replace U.K. Prime Minister May .... 'If I Win Polls, Our Ambassador Stays': UK PM Contender Challenges Trump Over Envoy Spat (News18/Reuters). I think he is mistaking a mistake, and I also do not expect that this is going to help him in his race against Boris Johnson who has stepped back from this fight .... Johnson declines to back UK envoy to Washington over Trump row (Reuters). My prediction. I expect U.K. Ambassador Darroch will be recalled very soon (as he should be).
More News On The War Of Words Between President Trump And The British Government
Trump 'disrespectful' to PM and UK, says Jeremy Hunt -- BBC
Jeremy Hunt blasts Trump as 'disrespectful and wrong' as spat over UK envoy deepens -- CNN
Trump’s comments ‘disrespectful and wrong’ to May – Hunt -- RT
Trump blasts 'foolish' UK PM May and her 'wacky' envoy over leaked memos -- Reuters
Trump: 'Wacky' UK ambassador a 'very stupid guy' -- The Hill
Trump lashes out at 'foolish' May as crisis over ambassador grows -- The Guardian
2 comments:
What an idiot! I agree, Trump admin should shun this guy hard. This is typical in business as well.
If I spat on an important relationship and it caused severe waves; I would be removed fast. You can't get away with what he is trying to do and should be removed from office.
Can't they just kick out the ambassador? I don't really know how the diplo-world works..
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