The co-manager for Donald Trump’s presidential election marketing campaign has known as Lord Mandelson an “absolute moron” – because the peer was formally introduced as the following UK ambassador to the US.
The Labour grandee, who served in Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s cupboards, will turn into the UK’s prime diplomat in Washington as president-elect Donald Trump returns to the White Home in January.
In a publish on X, Chris LaCivita linked to an article in The Every day Telegraph which reported on Lord Mandelson describing Mr Trump as “a danger to the world”.
Within the publish on X, Mr LaCivita stated: “This UK govt is special replace a professional universally respected Ambo with an absolute moron – he should stay home! SAD!”
He added: “Mandelson described Trump as a danger to the world and ‘little short of a white nationalist’.”
It comes as Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the appointment of Lord Mandelson to the publish.
Lord Mandelson stated: “We face challenges in Britain but also big opportunities and it will be a privilege to work with the government to land those opportunities, both for our economy and our nation’s security, and to advance our historic alliance with the United States.”
The prime minister stated: “The United States is one of our most important allies and as we move into a new chapter in our friendship, Peter will bring unrivalled experience to the role and take our partnership from strength to strength.”
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Chris LaCivita, co-manager of Donald Trump’s election marketing campaign. Pic: Reuters
Sir Keir additionally thanked outgoing US ambassador Dame Karen Pierce, who will depart the publish at the start of subsequent yr.
“I would also like to thank Dame Karen Pierce for her invaluable service for the last four years, and in particular the wisdom and steadfast support she has given me personally since July,” he stated.
“She made history as the first woman to serve as UK ambassador to the US and she has been an outstanding representative of our country abroad. I wish her all the very best in future.”
Lord Mandelson was one of many key architects of New Labour and helped the occasion return to energy within the Nineteen Nineties.
He served as Sir Tony’s commerce secretary and Northern Eire secretary earlier than standing down as an MP in 2004 to turn into a European Commissioner.
After Mr Brown awarded him a peerage in 2008 Lord Mandelson returned to authorities as enterprise secretary.
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