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Gumboot Diplomacy

Post by rainbow » Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:11 am

Pompous fool puts his foot in it...
May’s spokesman said she told a meeting of her top ministers that Kim Darroch was continuing to carry out his duties with her full support, after Trump said on Monday he would no longer deal with Britain’s envoy. Trump fired off a further series of Tweets on Tuesday in which he described Darroch as a “wacky Ambassador”, “a very stupid guy” and “a pompous fool”. “Sir Kim continues to have the prime minister’s full support … He continues to carry out his duties with the full support of the PM,” May’s spokesman said, adding that May reiterated to her ministers that the leak was unacceptable.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:08 am

Pah. Let's focus on the character of someone doing their job and not on the fact an ambassadorial dispatch was leaked or what it actually said. Meh.
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Post by JimC » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:43 am

If the UK government sacks the ambassador it will show itself to be a US lickspittle...
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Post by rainbow » Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:08 pm

JimC wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:43 am
If the UK government sacks the ambassador it will show itself to be a US lickspittle...
If May had any balls she would expel the US ambassador and declare sanctions on US goods.
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Post by Svartalf » Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:17 pm

Well, I hear the ambassador has resigned.
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Post by rainbow » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:19 pm

Svartalf wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:17 pm
Well, I hear the ambassador has resigned.
:ddpan: Whatever happened to the British stiff upper lip. :ddpan:
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Post by Svartalf » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:34 pm

Try being a diplomat working with a cantankerous man child that hates you.
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Post by Rum » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:50 pm

I think I read that Trump hasn’t even met the guy. His toddler tantrum was based solely on the bruising his itty bitty ego got from the leaked memos.

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Re: Gumboot Diplomacy

Post by rainbow » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:33 am

Rum wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:50 pm
I think I read that Trump hasn’t even met the guy. His toddler tantrum was based solely on the bruising his itty bitty ego got from the leaked memos.
You say that now, but just you wait until the Marines start landing.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:32 am

:hehe:
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