Britain's chief diplomat, the left-wing Labor Party's David Lammy, said he wanted to “communicate” his idea of how tariffs should work to the Trump administration on economic policy, but also expressed his longstanding disdain for Britain. We have not reached the point of denying it. The next president.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy recantes his history of abuse against President-elect Donald Trump as he rises from relative obscurity as a minor opposition lawmaker to holder of one of Britain's great departments of state in recent months. are under such pressure. But on Friday morning, as he explained his plans to work with President-elect Trump, left-wing lawmakers stopped short of distancing themselves from those comments, but Trump said he would also try to “get people to understand” his views. About the president's major policy areas.
When challenged over the years for his comments and writings about Donald Trump, his comments included calling him and his administration “misogynist, neo-Nazi-sympathizing sociopaths,” “dangerous clowns,” and “racists.” “KKK sympathizers, corrupt and corrupt human beings,” it included. Morally bankrupt, Lamy said he didn't recant, but he now sees things from a different perspective. The most interesting thing is that he told the BBC: I didn't know it then, but I know it now, but it's true. ”
Despite Mr Lammy's past “scathing” comments about Mr Trump, in recent months he has been leading the charge, backed by Nigel Farage, in a bid to curry favor with the Trump administration. We will work with the Trump team to ensure the UK government moves forward. As part of this process, Mr Lammy and Prime Minister Keir Starmer had dinner with former President Trump at New York's Trump Tower in September, during which Mr Lammy said today that the president-elect had been a generous host. said.
President-elect Trump also seems unconcerned by the men's previous animosity, with Lamy telling the BBC: “A few weeks ago he didn't seem to think it was important.” Ta.
He said something about the meal that bodes really well for future U.S.-British relations: He offered me a second piece of chicken. He was very generous, very polite and very keen to make us feel relaxed and comfortable in his environment. he was funny He had a warm attitude towards England. I feel very warm about the Royal Family. I would like to say that [he] I love Scotland. ”
Nevertheless, it is abundantly clear that Mr. Lamy is seriously concerned about President Trump's promise to use tariffs to protect American jobs. Apparently unable to break free from the mindset of other European leaders who have so far seen President Trump as someone who should be lectured and lectured about how the world should be run, Lamy said: spoke. I believe that the United States, and even as it pursues public policy on some of the problems posed by China, understands that harming its closest ally cannot be in its medium- to long-term interests. ”
He said part of the answer to this problem could be to seek an exemption for the UK from customs rules that could affect other countries around the world, such as China. He added: “We will work with the new government to ensure that we are aligned as a key ally and given due consideration. It is in the UK's national interest and of course we will do that.”
Finally, he said: But we should not underestimate that there are opportunities and there will be more opportunities in the future as well. And we have to grab them. ”
