Golf clubs, cash and Russia: Trump makes speech in front of doctored seal July 26, 2019 When President Trump came to the stage before an adoring crowd of young Conservatives he was beaming, oblivious to the presidential seal that was sending him up. Trump was speaking at a summit for Turning Point USA – a young conservative political action group – earlier this week. An introductory video had been shown, one [...]
Trump’s tweets do bitcoin and Facebook a favour July 23, 2019 Donald Trump’s recent tweet about bitcoin and that Facebook’s new quasi-crypto the “libra” would get the full force of the US regulators if they “want to become a bank” has put the crypto kitty amongst the pigeons. Why now? Surely Trump doesn’t care about bitcoin? Well, it was timed just before Facebook had to testify [...]
Boris Johnson would do a ‘great job’ as Prime Minister, says Trump July 20, 2019 US President Donald Trump has given his support to Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister once again by insisting he would do “a great job” if elected next week. Trump also said the pair would have “a very good relationship” speaking to reporters in Washington. Read more: ‘Faulty thought process’: Trump lashes out at Fed [...]
Donald Trump says his trade war tariffs are ‘major factor’ in China slowdown July 15, 2019 US President Donald Trump has claimed that his tariffs are damaging China’s economy after its growth slowed to a 27-year low. Read more: China growth slows to 27-year low “The United States Tariffs are having a major effect on companies wanting to leave China for non-tariffed countries,” Trump tweeted. He added: “We are receiving Billions [...]
It’s time we rediscovered the ancient art of diplomacy July 12, 2019 On hearing of the death of the Turkish ambassador, the legendary Napoleonic diplomat Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand supposedly responded: “I wonder what he meant by that?” An apocryphal anecdote, perhaps, but this week, when the spotlight has been focused brightly on the shadowy world of the foreign service, it’s a useful story to consider. Sir Kim [...]
DEBATE: Should ambassadors be political appointments? July 11, 2019 Following Sir Kim Darroch’s resignation, should ambassadors be political appointments? Olivia Utley, deputy editor at TheArticle, says YES. To repair a special relationship which has gone – to put it mildly – a little sour, the new Prime Minister needs to appoint a special kind of ambassador. Sir Kim, who spent most of his career [...]
Donald Trump slams ‘wacky’ UK ambassador and ‘foolish’ Prime Minister July 9, 2019 Donald Trump has branded the UK’s ambassador to the US “wacky” and “stupid” in another highly personal attack on Sir Kim Darroch. Read more: Trump says he won’t talk to UK’s ambassador after email leaks In a series of tweets, the US President also hit out at Theresa May’s “failed Brexit negotiation”, labelling her as [...]
Theresa May says leaked US ambassador emails ‘a matter of regret’ July 8, 2019 Britain has been in touch with Donald Trump’s White House to express regret over the leak of confidential emails in which the ambassador to the US called the President’s administration “dysfunctional” and “inept”. The messages from Sir Kim Darroch, the UK’s ambassador to Washington, were leaked to the Mail on Sunday over the weekend. Yesterday, [...]
Inquiry launched into leaked memos branding Trump administration ‘inept’ July 7, 2019 The government has launched an inquiry into leaked memos that described US President Donald Trump’s administration as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”. In a series of confidential memos written over the last three years, British ambassador to Washington Sir Kim Darroch reportedly criticised Trump and warned of internal rifts in the White House. Read more: Trump [...]
Theresa May urges G20 leaders to tackle climate change as US refuse June 29, 2019 Speaking after the two-day G20 summit, Prime Minister Theresa May told other countries to “raise their ambition” to tackle climate change. May said that other governments should copy the UK’s new aim of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and world leaders should “embrace this target”. Talking at a press conference after the summit, May [...]