UK Government To Utilize Trump’s ‘Instincts,’ Openness To ‘Outside Influence’ – Leaked Memo
‘A leaked telegram by the British ambassador, sent to Whitehall just hours after Donald Trump’s victory, suggested that his openness to “outside influence” be utilized for the sake of UK interests, and his “extreme ideas” be tamed.
In a memo cited by the Sunday Times, British ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch said UK diplomats have already laid the groundwork to guide the President-elect’s foreign policy in a way more favorable for London.
Donald Trump “is above all an outsider and unknown quantity, whose campaign pronouncements may reveal his instincts, but will surely evolve and, particularly, be open to outside influence if pitched right,” Sir Kim wrote.’
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