Peter Mandelson, known for his political maneuvering and past criticism of Trump, is appointed UK ambassador to the US. This raises questions about his ability to navigate the current political landscape and maintain a constructive relationship with the Trump administration.
Nice? “Nice” is what you call a meal that doesn’t give you food poisoning. Or a friend’s dress she probably shouldn’t have bought.to his Maga-minded zealots – tough, disruptive, brave – but not even they would call him “nice”. And those who have preferred the descriptors, “fascist”, “narcissist” or “evil” probably wouldn’t either.
Oh, and don’t call Trump “a bully”, which Mandelson did in 2018. Or “reckless and a danger to the world”, which he did the following year. Or even “little short of a white nationalist”. To his credit Mandelson is, as the Yanks like to say, “owning” his previous comments. Or, arguably, curtailing his behaviour to mollify that “bully”.
Mandelson’s enthusiasm for the European Union and “doveish” attitude towards China did not make him the most obvious candidate for the US ambassadorial role. And he hardly fits the testosterone-toting Trump administration’s idea of what a British ambassador might look like – somewhere between James Robertson Justice and Ant Middleton.
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