The incoming U.K. ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, recanted previous statements criticizing President Trump on Wednesday. He previously stated Trump was a “danger to the world” in 2019 but said he no longer supports the sentiment. 



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Peter Mandelson was “wrong” to describe Donald Trump as a “danger to the world”, the incoming UK ambassador to the US has said.

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The incoming U.K. ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, recanted previous statements criticizing President Trump on Wednesday. He previously stated Trump was a “danger to the world” in 2019 but said he no longer supports the sentiment.  “I consider my remarks about President Trump as ill-judged and wrong,” Mandelson told Fox News in an exclusive…

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Peter Mandelson, a Labour Party politician and member of the UK’s House of Lords, will be taking control of British diplomacy with Washington, D.C. — and he’s trying to wipe the slate clean with the administration before his work begins. During Trump’s first administration, the British peer laid thick criticism on the president. He called... The post Incoming UK ambassador to US retracts past comments on ‘racist’ Trump being ‘danger to the world…

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Britain’s prospective new ambassador to Washington has rowed back on comments he made about U.S. President Donald Trump.
Lord Peter Mandelson has said he was “wrong” to describe Trump as a “danger to the world” in an interview he gave to the London Evening Standard in 2019.
Speaking to Fox News, Mandelson retracted his remarks, saying he had gained a “fresh respect” for the 47th president.
Mandelson said: “I consider my remarks about President T…

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Lord Mandelson is set to become the next UK ambassador. However, the peer's previous comments about Donald Trump have led to rumours he might not be accepted in Washington DC.

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'I was wrong to call Trump a danger to the world,' says Lord Mandelson

The future British ambassador to the US responded to a series of attacks against US President Donald Trump during his first term in the White House. Peter Mandelson, who was allowed to become ambassador after speculating that his appointment could be blocked by the Trump team, in 2019 called the president a “danger to the world” and “nothing but a white nationalist and racist,” Politico reported. “I think my comments about President Trump are il…

Будущий посол Великобритании в США ответил на ряд нападок в адрес президента США Дональда Трампа во время его первого срока пребывания в Белом доме. Питер Мандельсон, получивший разрешение стать послом после предположений, что его назначение может быть заблокировано командой Трампа, в 2019 году назвал президента "опасностью для мира" и "никем другим, как белым националистом и расистом", сообщает Politico. "Я считаю свои высказывания о президенте…

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The future British ambassador to the US admitted he was wrong when he called Trump dangerous

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Lord Mandelson says Donald Trump has 'won my respect' in walk-back on 'ill-judged' prior remarks

Lord Peter Mandelson. Photo by BERRgovuk is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Lord Peter Mandelson was “wrong” to describe Donald Trump as a “danger to the world”, the incoming British ambassador to the US has said. In an interview with Fox News, Lord Mandelson retracted comments he made about the US President in 2019, saying Mr Trump had gained “fresh respect” from him. He said: “I consider my remarks about President Trump as ill-judged and wrong. “…

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