LATEST: Despite Pres. Trump's tweet that 'we will no longer deal with' U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch, the State Department says it has not been given any instructions not to.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday dialed up his criticism of the U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch, calling him"wacky" and"a very stupid guy."
The president also offered additional criticism for outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May for failing to achieve a Brexit deal after she"went her own foolish way" instead of listening to his advice. In a sign of just how far tensions have increased, U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted back at Trump that his comments were"disrespectful."
Darroch's future relationship with the U.S. was unclear. He was also disinvited from a dinner Monday night with the president at the Treasury Department in honor of the Amir of Qatar, according to a U.S. official. White House officials said this is an example of the kind of treatment Darroch will likely receive in the aftermath of the leak."We have made clear to the U.S. how unfortunate this leak is.
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