Britain’s prospective new ambassador to Washington has rowed back on comments he made about U.S. President Donald Trump.
Lord Peter Mandelson has said he was “wrong” to describe Trump as a “danger to the world” in an interview he gave to the London Evening Standard in 2019.
Speaking to Fox News, Mandelson retracted his remarks, saying he had gained a “fresh respect” for the 47th president.
Mandelson said: “I consider my remarks about President Trump as ill-judged and wrong.
“I think times and attitudes towards the president have changed since then.
“I think people have been impressed, not just by the extraordinary second mandate that he has received from the American people, but the dynamism and energy with which he approached not just the campaign but government as well.”…