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Trump assails UK's May, British ambassador who called his administration inept
MSN News ^ | July 8, 2019 | Michael Holden and William James, Reuters

Posted on 07/08/2019 1:15:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Prime Minister Theresa May and her ambassador to Washington on Monday while Britain voiced regret for a leak of confidential memos in which the diplomat called Trump's administration "dysfunctional" and "inept."

The memos from Kim Darroch, ambassador to Washington, were divulged to a Sunday newspaper, annoying Trump and embarrassing London.

"Contact has been made with the Trump administration, setting out our view that we believe the leak is unacceptable," May's spokesman told reporters. "It is, of course, a matter of regret that this has happened."

Trump responded on Twitter by criticizing May's handling of Brexit and saying she disregarded his advice.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; brexitparty; britain; england; kimdarroch; nigelfarage; theresamay; trump; trumpuk; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 07/08/2019 1:15:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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"dysfunctional" and "inept."

Then there is the pot-kettle thing.

2 posted on 07/08/2019 1:16:42 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Cardinal Rule of being an ambassador is to be diplomatic.
Those quotes from Sir Kim, shot gaping holes in his diplomacy. Maybe he spoke in confidence, but it’s not the first time Kim has publicly said things putting down this president.


3 posted on 07/08/2019 1:19:13 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think I will write to the British Embassy in DC. They need to hear from me about this.


4 posted on 07/08/2019 1:19:37 PM PDT by Karoo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is complete and total horseshit! Cables/communiques from an ambassador - of any country, are very sensitive and highly classified, but especially when they contain opinions and observations regarding foreign leaders. This was no accident.

Furthermore, any ambassador who did this without the support of his/her government would be immediately recalled and replaced as a GENUINE sign of apology and regret. Lacking official action by the British government, the Trump administration should send Darroch’s ass packing.


5 posted on 07/08/2019 1:21:10 PM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: AndyJackson

Great Britain: Running neck-and-neck with Sweden to become the first European shithole.


6 posted on 07/08/2019 1:23:59 PM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

See also:

Trump says he will ‘no longer deal with’ UK’s ambassador to US

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/452024-trump-says-he-will-no-longer-deal-with-the-uks-ambassador-to-the-us

UK should have already recalled him and apologize profoundly to Pres. Trump.


7 posted on 07/08/2019 1:25:35 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: AndyJackson

“dysfunctional” and “inept.”

True of both the UK and US governments.


8 posted on 07/08/2019 1:25:44 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: ManHunter

Back in the day wars were started over crap like this. It’s hard to believe this guy would be this stupid. But Donald Trump does have really unhinged enemies.


9 posted on 07/08/2019 1:26:45 PM PDT by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause itÂ’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No one in modern history has lost more than the Dumbo Brits

Who can’t see the forest for the trees

Talk about “inept”


10 posted on 07/08/2019 1:27:17 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Pussie Smollett, Mizzou, campus fake nooses, fake "protests" FAKE EVERYTHING Hey CNN? lol)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The gloating idiots at MSM really do suck.

The original source?

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters)


11 posted on 07/08/2019 1:27:40 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump is loyal to his country and his party.

As for May, need I say?


12 posted on 07/08/2019 1:29:28 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Isn’t May supposed to have stepped down by now?

The ambassador was an idiot. NO communication can be considered secure these days.Always write under the assumption that what you write may make it in the papers.

If you want to convey your frank opinion, do it face to face, in a shield room.


13 posted on 07/08/2019 1:32:41 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: AndyJackson

Boy, you’re not kidding!!

The once proud Brits are being overrun by Muslims and the once beautiful city of London has turned into the knife murder capital of the world.

So which country has the “inept” Administration?


14 posted on 07/08/2019 1:34:38 PM PDT by billyboy15
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To: Innovative

Make him persona non grate.


15 posted on 07/08/2019 1:36:00 PM PDT by Oldexpat (Jobs Not Mobs)
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To: ManHunter

“the Trump administration should send Darroch’s ass packing”

We’ve used to say back in the day, “f’n A”


16 posted on 07/08/2019 1:38:18 PM PDT by billyboy15
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And let’s not forget Christopher Steele, a Briton, and his phony dossier and the British “intelligence” services who tried to undermine candidate Trump’s election, in addition to this POS Sir Kim Dip$hit.

I consider Britain to be an enemy of America.


17 posted on 07/08/2019 1:40:39 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (President Trump IS The Resistance!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Fred Nerks

There is a coming changing of the guard in Parliament and in the UK government, a morphing from New World Order Euro-weenies to patriotic populist officials.May like Germany’s Merkel were both NWO loyalists. May is gone and Merkel is on her way out. Macron is also a short timer in France.

This ambassador is a New World order affectionado, a psychop[omp getting in his last jabs before he too will soon be recalled and replaced as soon as the UK has a new Conservative Party leader in Parliament.The UK will turn away from the European Union so as to preserve itself via BREXIT from the demographic invasion of the Muslim hoards that have settled Sweden, Germany and Spain. Italy is shaking herself off to begin preserving its own cultural heritage, despite the continuing socialist ruminations of a traduced New World Order Pope.

The economic ties which have put much of Europe at risk via its dependence on the Soviet Unions energy resources, will now in Britain be turned into a vociferous trade with the USA.President Trump has laid the ground work for this economic shift, much to the caterwauling disMay ( pun intended) of the socialistas in the Dem party in the USA.

So the ambassador is pulicly falling on his sword in order to maintain the myth of President Trumps alleged incompetence when in fact our President is demonstrating to the Free World that the values of liberty , freedom and patriotism are very much alive.


18 posted on 07/08/2019 1:43:30 PM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

President Trump might send Miss May this message:

You have 1 hour to get Tommy Robinson safely to our embassy or you will have our 3rd war between our side including a trade war of your worse dreams.

Then, our Ambassador will escort Mr Robinson to Heath-row for a safe trip to the USA.

Next, you and I will be discussing in public, how your intel thugs worked with Obama/Clinton, Clapper, Brennan and our FBI/DOJ/CIA in an coup attempt to remove me an elected US President from office.


19 posted on 07/08/2019 1:46:16 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (KAG! Keep America Great! Vote for President Trump in 2020! KAGA! Keep America Great, Again!)
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To: Candor7

Yes...he’ll get a heroes welcome from his unhinged buddies in the UK! I think this is a put up to get a book deal or whatever. What would Neil Burnside do?


20 posted on 07/08/2019 1:46:55 PM PDT by gr8eman ( Orange-man bad...no matter what!)
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