Britain's ambassador to Washington resigned on Wednesday after Donald Trump...
LONDON - Britain’s ambassador to Washington resigned on Wednesday after Donald Trump labeled him “stupid” and “wacky” following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the U.S. president’s administration inept.
In a growing spat between the two close allies, Trump said he would no longer deal with Darroch and called May “foolish”. In his resignation letter, Darroch said his position was no longer tenable. In his confidential memos dating from 2017 to the present, Darroch, 65, had said reports of in-fighting in the White House were “mostly true” and last month described confusion within the administration over Trump’s decision to call off a military strike on Iran.
“I have told him it is a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to leave his position as ambassador to Washington,” she said. “The whole cabinet rightly gave its full support to Sir Kim on Tuesday.”See more stories
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