British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a candidate to become the UK’s next prime minister, hit President Donald Trump on Tuesday after Trump attacked current British Prime Minister Theresa May on Twitter.
“@realDonaldTrump friends speak frankly so I will: these comments are disrespectful and wrong to our Prime Minister and my country,” Hunt tweeted. “Your diplomats give their private opinions to @SecPompeo and so do ours!”
1/2 @realDonaldTrump friends speak frankly so I will: these comments are disrespectful and wrong to our Prime Minister and my country. Your diplomats give their private opinions to @SecPompeo and so do ours! You said the UK/US alliance was the greatest in history and I agree… https://t.co/hNeBWmyyVN
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) July 9, 2019
2/2…but allies need to treat each other with respect as @theresa_may has always done with you. Ambassadors are appointed by the UK government and if I become PM our Ambassador stays.
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) July 9, 2019
Hunt also pledged to keep Sir Kim Darroch on as UK ambassador if Hunt ascended to the prime minister post.
Secret cables from Darroch leaked to British tabloid the Daily Mail revealed that the ambassador had described Trump’s administration as “dysfunctional” and “inept.”
Trump predictably lashed out on Tuesday, calling Darroch a “very stupid guy.” In the same tweets, Trump also mocked May and the “failed Brexit negotiation.”
“I told @theresa_may how to do that deal, but she went her own foolish way-was unable to get it done,” he tweeted. “A disaster!”
…handled. I told @theresa_may how to do that deal, but she went her own foolish way-was unable to get it done. A disaster! I don’t know the Ambassador but have been told he is a pompous fool. Tell him the USA now has the best Economy & Military anywhere in the World, by far…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019
….and they are both only getting bigger, better and stronger…..Thank you, Mr. President!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019
