And one with no diplomatic experience? Is Trump so senile he's forgotten he's already appointed an ambassador? Or drunk on power that he thinks he can just invent positions on a whim on a Saturday?

This means he treated Trump with kid gloves when he had a tantrum.

What is the UK meant to do with him? He used to say he didn't support Trump at all. All he's done is make sure the embarrassing bits of The Apprentice never saw to light of day (though, frankly, Trump is unembarrassable, after being revealed as a rapist). There's no sign he's an insider in Trump circles. We have an ambassador we have to treat like he's a wise representative of the USA, though he's a waste of space. We have real diplomats in the permanent diplomatic service who do the real work. What's this 6th wheel for?

They create a lot of religious programming, so it was on brand for them to denounce hatred, division and misogyny. However, the man who pretty much single-handedly made Trump a viable presidential candidate could have done a lot more to puncture the myth of Trump and he never, ever did.

Highly educated, incredibly intelligent, a consummate diplomat, and well admired in diplomatic and legal circles. He was well-liked by the Brits, and they gave Clinton high marks for selecting him as our ambassador to the Court of St. James.

I cringe with embarrassment at the coming reactions to the array of insulting characters Trump and Co. are appointing to important diplomatic posts. I don't think I have any cringes left over his cabinet ppointments, but I was prepared for that after the last time.

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