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Trump Says He Won’t Talk to U.K. Ambassador

July 8, 2019 at 2:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump said he would “no longer deal with” the U.K.’s ambassador to the U.S. after leaked cables revealed he told top government officials Trump is “insecure” and “incompetent,” The Hill reports.

Said Trump: “I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well thought of within the U.S. We will no longer deal with him.”

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