Donald Trump’s second stint as president will probably be like a “24/7 bar-room brawl”, based on the UK’s former ambassador to Washington.
Lord Darroch was the consultant for the UK to the US between 2016 and 2019 – when Mr Trump was final in energy – till cables he despatched to London have been leaked and confirmed him criticising the president.
He spoke to Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips about what Lord Mandelson might count on as ambassador to the US beneath the forty seventh president.
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Lord Darroch has warned of the bellicose nature of Donald Trump. Pic: Reuters
Lord Darroch mentioned it was essential to not take criticism and political assaults “too seriously”.
This adopted a Trump marketing campaign adviser calling Lord Mandelson a “moron”.
Lord Darroch mentioned it was the type of factor to be anticipated now – “this is what life is going to be like under Trump 2.0,” he mentioned.
“It is like a 24/7 bar-room brawl, you get this form of stuff happening on a regular basis.
“You need to have a thick skin, and you need to manage it.”
As an skilled politician, Lord Mandelson “can cope”, Lord Darroch mentioned.
Suggestions for a brand new ambassador
Requested for his recommendation to Lord Mandelson – an architect of the New Labour mission – Lord Darroch raised three factors.
His first was that it is very important get out of Washington DC because the capital is a “90% Democrat city” and isn’t consultant of the areas that voted Republican.
If the president-elect turns into unpopular within the Midwest and within the Deep South “he’s in trouble”, Lord Darroch mentioned.
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Lord Mandelson will probably be taking over his new function within the new yr. Pic: Reuters
His second piece of recommendation was to level out that Mr Trump cares about what profitable businesspeople and billionaires consider him.
The returning president won’t be swayed by authorities officers making an attempt to lean on his conscience, however will probably be swayed by wealthy folks saying choices would possibly harm the financial system, he mentioned.
Lord Darroch added it was subsequently essential to community and foyer them to attempt to affect the Oval Workplace.
And his ultimate piece of recommendation was to “watch out for the 5am tweet storm”.
Whereas Twitter is now X, Mr Trump nonetheless often makes use of social media and his presence there can have a brand new significance as soon as he’s working the US once more.
Lord Darroch mentioned: “I can’t tell you how often I got woken up at 5am when I was in Washington, which is 11, sorry, 10am UK time, because Trump wakes up very early, and he tweets, and those tweets are completely unfiltered Donald Trump.
“And he’ll touch upon what is going on on all over the world, together with all of the issues happening within the UK.”
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This can trigger a stir within the UK, he mentioned, including it was essential to be “firm about the British position” – together with being “critical” in case you suppose Mr Trump shouldn’t have mentioned them.
Requested if the connection between Mr Trump and Reform UK chief Nigel Farage would possibly get in the way in which of the brand new ambassador, Lord Darroch mentioned it was “just going to be part of the landscape” and Lord Mandelson shouldn’t fear an excessive amount of about it.
