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| Donald Trump: UK ambassador is 'a very stupid guy' – live updates | Donald Trump: UK ambassador is 'a very stupid guy' – live updates |
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| Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer has formally launched his campaign for president, framing himself as “an outsider” who has “led grassroots efforts that have taken on big corporations and won results for people”. | |
| Steyer made his bid official in an announcement video released on Tuesday, which calls for eradicating the influence of corporations on US politics. | |
| “Americans are deeply disappointed and hurt by the way they’re treated by what they think is the power elite in Washington DC,” Steyer said. “And that goes across party lines and it goes across geography.” | |
| It’s true. I’m running for president. pic.twitter.com/u8x2lZah7Z | |
| Steyer is a former hedge fund investor who in recent years has been the Democratic Party’s largest donor. He has spent the past year as the face of the movement to impeach Donald Trump and also poured millions of dollars into the fight against climate change. | |
| The topic of impeachment is nonetheless absent from Steyer’s video, which avoids mentioning the president all together. Steyer is poised to spend $100m of his own fortune to fund his campaign. | |
| Read my full report on Steyer’s 2020 launch here, in which my colleague Sam Levin and I break down the challenges he might face by entering a crowded Democratic field that has already held its first primary debates. | |
| Donald Trump has lashed out at Sir Kim Darroch as “a very stupid guy” in another Twitter tirade against the British ambassador to Washington that also took aim at Theresa May as “foolish”. | Donald Trump has lashed out at Sir Kim Darroch as “a very stupid guy” in another Twitter tirade against the British ambassador to Washington that also took aim at Theresa May as “foolish”. |
| In a fresh pair of tweets on Tuesday, the president continued to react to leaked memos in which Kim described him as “inept” and “dysfunctional”. | In a fresh pair of tweets on Tuesday, the president continued to react to leaked memos in which Kim described him as “inept” and “dysfunctional”. |
| “The wacky Ambassador that the U.K. foisted upon the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy,” Trump tweeted. | “The wacky Ambassador that the U.K. foisted upon the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy,” Trump tweeted. |
| “He should speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was... handled.” | “He should speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was... handled.” |
| Trump’s tweets came one day after he declared he would no longer deal with Darroch and claimed the British ambassador was “not liked or well thought of within the U.S.”. | Trump’s tweets came one day after he declared he would no longer deal with Darroch and claimed the British ambassador was “not liked or well thought of within the U.S.”. |
| The wacky Ambassador that the U.K. foisted upon the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy. He should speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was... | The wacky Ambassador that the U.K. foisted upon the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy. He should speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was... |
| ...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... | ...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... |
| ....and they are both only getting bigger, better and stronger.....Thank you, Mr. President! | ....and they are both only getting bigger, better and stronger.....Thank you, Mr. President! |
| Darroch was also uninvited from a dinner Trump hosted for the Emir of Qatar on Monday. | Darroch was also uninvited from a dinner Trump hosted for the Emir of Qatar on Monday. |
| May has meanwhile stood by Darroch amid the controversy, even as she rejected his assessment of Trump. In a written statement, Downing Street said Darroch “continues to have the prime minister’s full support”, while adding: “We have made clear to the US how unfortunate this leak is.” | May has meanwhile stood by Darroch amid the controversy, even as she rejected his assessment of Trump. In a written statement, Downing Street said Darroch “continues to have the prime minister’s full support”, while adding: “We have made clear to the US how unfortunate this leak is.” |
| “The selective extracts leaked do not reflect the closeness of, and the esteem in which we hold, the relationship,” the spokesperson said. “At the same time, we have also underlined the importance of Ambassadors being able to provide honest, unvarnished assessments of the politics in their country. | “The selective extracts leaked do not reflect the closeness of, and the esteem in which we hold, the relationship,” the spokesperson said. “At the same time, we have also underlined the importance of Ambassadors being able to provide honest, unvarnished assessments of the politics in their country. |
| Liam Fox, Britain’s international trade secretary, was set to meet on Tuesday with Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior adviser, in a bid to smooth over tensions. | Liam Fox, Britain’s international trade secretary, was set to meet on Tuesday with Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior adviser, in a bid to smooth over tensions. |
| Good morning everyone! Sabrina Siddiqui here, ready to give you the latest in Washington and beyond. | Good morning everyone! Sabrina Siddiqui here, ready to give you the latest in Washington and beyond. |
| Donald Trump is already tweeting and continues to have some choice words for Theresa May and British ambassador Kim Darroch (more on that in just a moment). The president is poised to welcome the Emir of Qatar at the White House today, but clearly his mind does travel... | Donald Trump is already tweeting and continues to have some choice words for Theresa May and British ambassador Kim Darroch (more on that in just a moment). The president is poised to welcome the Emir of Qatar at the White House today, but clearly his mind does travel... |
| I’ll also bring you the latest on the 2020 election, where the Democratic field has seen yet another entry with Tom Steyer. Because that’s just what the party needs – more candidates. All eyes are on the billionaire environmental activist, who launched his campaign today. | I’ll also bring you the latest on the 2020 election, where the Democratic field has seen yet another entry with Tom Steyer. Because that’s just what the party needs – more candidates. All eyes are on the billionaire environmental activist, who launched his campaign today. |
| So buckle up and stay tuned for more! | So buckle up and stay tuned for more! |