Woody Johnson, the US ambassador to the UK, reportedly said the British 'didn't need a lecture' on how to run their country.
Boris Johnson's treatment at the hands of Luxembourg's prime minister is a reminder of why the UK wants to leave the European Union, Donald Trump's ambassador in London is reported to have said.
Woody Johnson, the US ambassador to the UK, said that having"built the greatest empire" and"held off the Nazis", the British"didn't need a lecture from anybody on how to run their country... and that includes Brussels", according to The Daily Telegraph.
after he tried to force Mr Johnson to hold a news conference in a street full of anti-Brexit protesters, prompting the prime minister to pull out. Speaking at the Carlton Club in London, the US ambassador praised Mr Johnson's handling of the situation, insisting that"he knew he was walking into a trap", according to the Telegraph.Woody Johnson reportedly said:"He knew this was a set-up. Of course he knew, but he's British. He said, 'What the hell. I can do this'.
"I thought the people in Luxembourg accomplished something that maybe even Boris couldn't accomplish: show this is not where want to be, over there, when they treat us like that - your prime minister."
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