Mr. President, allow me to refer you to the wise words of the late, although not very great, Sir Henry Wottan, 1568-1639 who said "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." Of course, it is not usual, but not unheard of, for an ambassador to go abroad and then lie to his own country! In the case of Sir Kim (dim) Darroch I think we can all agree that he was not lying in the views he expressed back to London. I am certain that he believed every word he wrote but that doesn't make them true or accurate. As I am sure you, yourself, have discovered since entering the White House, all these, er, great offices of state have a kind of group think mentality which tends towards the lowest denominator in which it is difficult for any one man or woman to break ranks with the majority.
The fact is, Mr. President, you do possess a simply 'yuuuuuuuuuuuuge' ego which can lead you into saying things which other people find, at best, somewhat eccentric. Alas, you cannot expect these other people to ignore the verbiage and concentrate on what you actually do! Such close observation and reasoning is usually beyond them. Also, of course, there is the constant pressure on a diplomat abroad to re-enforce the prevailing 'group think' back home. To do otherwise would be to see your future prospects dim considerably, and intellectual courage is not something you would normally expect from Her Majesty's Office for Foreign Affairs which is why our nation's affairs go so badly wrong!
Anyway, Don, me old mate, just man up and realise that merely being 'Mr. President' does not make you a compilation of virtues. If you doubt me, take a good, hard look at some of your predecessors!
The Ambassador could have verbally given his opinion however he is an EU remainer and no doubt anti Trump. Trump has also just given his honest opinion about the Ambassador and May. May used her position to sell out the wishes of the British people.
Posted by: Glesga | Tuesday, 09 July 2019 at 19:00
The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump. - Boing-Boing BoJo, 2015
I am genuinely worried that he could become president - Boing-Boing BoJo, 2016
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/old-clip-of-boris-johnson-saying-donald-trump-unfit-to-be-us-president-beamed-onto-side-of-big-ben-a4158581.html%3famp
And now the sun shines from whence it dunoughta ...
FANTASTIC news that President @realdonaldtrump will at last come to Britain on 13 July. Looking forward to seeing our closest ally and friend on the GREATest visit ever. - Boing-Boing BoJo, 2019
SoD
Posted by: Loz | Tuesday, 09 July 2019 at 21:43
David, old boy, it's not like you to be so euphemistic. We're over 240 years old now. You can lose the soft soap and tell us what you really think.
Posted by: Bob | Tuesday, 09 July 2019 at 21:43
SoD I expect Rudolf Hess, had he Twatter, would've similarly twatterd.
That's the thing about diplomacy Loz.
It happens.
Posted by: JK | Tuesday, 09 July 2019 at 23:03
Off topic but worth readig
https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2019/07/edward-coke-common-law-crusader/
Posted by: AussieD | Tuesday, 09 July 2019 at 23:38
bugger it. reading not readig
Posted by: AussieD | Tuesday, 09 July 2019 at 23:39
https://audioboom.com/posts/7310869-prepping-for-the-rise-of-boris-johnson-in-concert-with-donald-trump-joshrogin
Posted by: JK | Wednesday, 10 July 2019 at 05:00
AussieD, thank you. That article was fascinating. It sums up my own somewhat befuddled dislike of remaining in the EU. I will post on the subject later.
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 10 July 2019 at 09:19
David, I reckon, it was a fit up and the Ambassador was involved. It is about brexit and Boris.
Posted by: Glesga | Wednesday, 10 July 2019 at 19:53