British ambassador to U.S. resigns after leaked memos showed he criticized Trump
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Kim Darroch said in a statement that the fallout from the leaked communications was “making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like.”
The British ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday following leaked memos that showed he had called President Donald Trump “insecure” and “incompetent.”
Sir Kim Darroch said in a statement that the fallout from the leaked communications — which sparked a series of broadsides from Trump — was “making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like.”
After the secret diplomatic communications were published this weekend, the president responded with a series of unprecedented attacks on the British ambassador and prime minister, historically among Washington’s closest allies.
Trump called Darroch “wacky,” “very stupid” and a “pompous fool,” and suggested he would not be able to do his job in Washington because “we will no longer deal with him.” The ambassador was uninvited from a dinner Trump was hosting with the Emir of Qatar.
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