Peter Mandelson says he was wrong to call Donald Trump a danger to the world
Peter Mandelson says he was wrong to call Donald Trump a danger to the world
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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. “I think times and attitudes towards the President have changed since then. “I think people have been impressed, not just by the extraordinary second mandate that he has received from the American people, but the dynamism and energy with which he approached not just the campaign but government as well.”.
Lord Mandelson was named as the next British ambassador to Washington in December, but following questions about his links to China it was suggested Mr Trump could refuse to accept him. However, reports on Thursday indicated his appointment was now expected to be confirmed.
In his interview with Fox News, Lord Mandelson went on to praise Mr Trump, saying he was a “nice person” and a “fair-minded person” who could become “one of the most consequential American presidents I have known in my adult life”. He added: “I think that with the approach he is taking to government, which frankly just seems to us in Britain so much more organised, it’s so much more coherent, he seems to be so much more clear in what he wants to do, we take encouragement from that, that gives us greater confidence.”.
