These two days, the British and American diplomacy suffered a great storm. A number of confidential diplomatic cables and memoranda from Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to the United States, have been exposed, covering the period since trump took office in 2017.
Let's first look at what Sir Darrow has recorded in more than two years?
In the leaked secret message, Darrow added "clumsiness", "unreliability" and "incompetence" to President trump ... explosive content also includes:
--Trump's scandal may lead to "crash and burn" and "end in disgrace";
--The White House is "clumsy and inept" and its internal relations are tense. The fierce conflicts in the White House are comparable to "fighting";
--Trump's economic policy will destroy the world trade system;
--Trump is "grateful to dodgy Russians";
--Trump may "another trump U-turn" to attack Iran;
As soon as these contents are exposed, public opinion is immediately aroused. It's really embarrassing that trump just paid a state visit to Britain last month. Some analysts believe that the relationship between the two countries will inevitably suffer a certain impact in the short term.
Battle of mouth! The boat of friendship is turning over?
Trump, of course, was very unhappy to hear that the British ambassador to the United States had made "bad comments" on himself. On Tuesday, he announced on his personal social account that he would no longer deal with the current British ambassador to the United States. "I don't know the ambassador, but nobody likes him or thinks he's good in America," he said. We will not deal with him any more. " It's not enough to say that. Trump also pointed out that Theresa May, the current British Prime Minister, thought that "the British Prime Minister and her representatives made a mess of brexit" and didn't listen to his persuasion and suggestions. Then he added, "the good news for Britain is that they will soon have a new prime minister"!
As soon as he said that, we thought that Sir daroc would be "cool". According to BBC analysis, "if trump means that neither he nor his government will deal with daroc or his staff again, then the British government should indeed consider withdrawing this Ambassador!"
△ British ambassador to the United States, sir king daroc
At present, the US presidential election is heating up. At a critical moment, there are so many "bad comments" from close allies. No wonder trump is so angry: there are so many enemies at home. The secret telegram of several years by Sir daroc undoubtedly provides new ammunition and a chance to watch the American media criticizing trump.
According to the New York Times, Trump's words are "rude farewell" to Theresa May's government, and he has almost declared daroc "unwelcome". This is a clear gap between the United States and Britain, the closest ally.
It is said that daroc was originally invited to participate in Trump's dinner with the visiting Qatar Emir Tamim on the 8th, but because of Trump's remarks on social media, the US side canceled its invitation to daroc.
But on Monday, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said she had "full trust" in daroc and had no plans to recall him.
It seems that Aunt May is not going to "cooperate" with trump.
The relationship between the United States and Britain seems to be harmonious, but in fact, there have been problems.
As Thomas Wright, a senior researcher at the Brookings Institution, an American think tank, said, trump government has done too much to bore Britain. At present, the overall relationship between the United States and Britain is relatively bad, at the lowest level since the Suez Canal Crisis in 1956.
For example, trump not only aroused the anger of the British government, but also became an unwelcome person in the UK after he forwarded the comments of the British far right organizations on social media and pointed out to the British government. In June this year, trump also publicly supported Johnson's replacement of Theresa May as prime minister, which was criticized by some people in the UK as interfering in the UK's internal affairs. In addition, there are differences between the British and American governments on how to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue, and Trump's many criticisms and comments on the brexit issue have caused embarrassment and dissatisfaction on both sides more than once.
Is this still the "closest ally"?
Not reliable! Political struggle of "abdication" of national security
In other words, daroc's remarks are not public, but only personal opinions recorded in diplomatic cables and memoranda, which should have been "confidential documents" of the government. How can they be "known to all"? After the incident, the British foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement: "with regard to the political situation in the host country, the public wants to see the ambassadors get honest and frank reports. Their views are not necessarily those of the cabinet or the government. But we pay them to be honest. Just as the U.S. ambassador to the UK will send back his interpretation of British politics and politicians. "
At present, the British government has announced the launch of an investigation to try to find "despicable" individuals who leaked diplomatic messages criticizing the trump administration.
You know, the telegraph leak came at a time when British politics was in a sensitive period. At present, the Conservatives are electing a new prime minister to replace Theresa May. The leak of the secret telegram made people daydream.
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