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View From London: Did U.K. Ambassador's Pro-Europe Stance Make Him A Target?

Kim Darroch resigned as ambassador to the U.S. after communications in which he criticized the Trump administration were leaked. The British government says it is investigating how it happened.
British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch speaks at the British Embassy in 2017. He became ambassador to the U.S. in 2016.

When the Mail on Sunday published private assessments of the White House from the British ambassador to the United States, President Trump expressed outrage.

In a leaked cable, Ambassador Kim Darroch called the White House "inept" and "incompetent" and said the president "radiates insecurity." Trump called Darroch "stupid" and said he wouldn't deal with him.

On Wednesday, after 3 1/2 years in his.

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