The United Kingdom's incoming ambassador to the United States said this week that his past comments about President Donald Trump were "ill-judged and wrong," in an interview with Fox News.
Peter Mandelson commented on his past statement that Trump poses a "danger to the world" made in 2019 saying, "I consider my remarks about President Trump as ill-judged and wrong."
He continued, "I think that times and attitudes toward the president have changed."
Mandelson said, "The president isn't a career diplomat, and I'm not a career diplomat. I came into politics to change things for the better for people, and so did he," adding, "We share a similar, if not identical, outlook on the world and motivation in politics. But I think above all, we believe in something which is really special between our countries."
He went on to note that the U.S. and the U.K. "face a challenge together from China, and we've got to make sure that we are able to deter that challenge or that threat when they're having aggressive intents toward us."
Mandelson later said, "There are so many threats and challenges the world is facing at the moment. It takes courage, somebody, sometimes, who's prepared to be argumentative and, indeed, disruptive, not just take business as usual. Frankly, I think President Trump could become one of the most consequential American presidents I have known in my adult life."
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