{"id":3014,"date":"2025-01-17T18:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/mandelson-praises-trump-ahead-of-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:59:24","slug":"mandelson-praises-trump-ahead-of-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/mandelson-praises-trump-ahead-of-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandelson praises Trump ahead of inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandelson praises Trump ahead of inauguration<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1qlkdz0-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-hotcdl-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/694e\/live\/04bce9e0-d4ea-11ef-b674-2f53a7d78b3c.jpg.webp 240w, 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\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-14afken-Divider e19uhciu15\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2025-01-17T16:00:45.889Z\">17 January 2025, 16:00 GMT<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13mf69a-MetadataSnippetWrapper ek9haql0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2025-01-17T17:19:08.356Z\">Updated 1 hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Lord Peter Mandelson, the next UK ambassador to the US, has praised Donald Trump and said his will be &#8220;one of the most consequential&#8221; presidencies in modern times. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In an article for Fox News, he hailed the US President-elect&#8217;s &#8220;straight talking and deal-making instincts&#8221; and his &#8220;great skill as a political campaigner&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The comments are a stark contrast to comments in 2019, when he called Trump a &#8220;danger to the world&#8221; and &#8220;little short of a white nationalist&#8221;. A top Trump campaign advisor later branded Lord Mandelson &#8220;an absolute moron&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Known as a key figure in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown&#8217;s governments, Lord Mandelson will take office as the UK&#8217;s envoy to Washington DC in early 2025. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-12l5xzx-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\">\n<section class=\"ssrcss-msolhr-LinksWrapper e3eyuya5\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-mh3hvv-InContentLinksGrid e3eyuya3\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-s1qr4x-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Peter Mandelson: How the Prince of Darkness became his excellency<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">20 December 2024<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-s1qr4x-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">IMF warns Trump&#8217;s plans could backfire on the US<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">2 hours ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In his article, Lord Mandelson argued Britain&#8217;s &#8220;Atlantic alliance&#8221; cannot &#8220;enjoy its glorious past&#8221; but must instead &#8220;adapt to new threats and technological challenges&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He wrote: &#8220;America&#8217;s allies need to hear the message the American people have sent and calibrate their partnerships in order to work with and alongside the US to stand up for the joint interests that unite us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Trump&#8217;s great skill as a political campaigner is to tap into sections of an electorate that feel unheard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Republican candidate&#8217;s &#8220;resounding victory&#8221; should be viewed by allies as a &#8220;significant opportunity to bring entrepreneurial thinking and urgency to resolving foreign policy that needs real-world solutions,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The Trump administration will rightly put the needs of Americans first,&#8221; Lord Mandelson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;But in its closest allies, it will find old partners open to new ways of dealing with the current world \u2013 to protect, enrich and build opportunities for Americans and our own citizens alike.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The International Monetary Fund has warned Trump&#8217;s threatened wave of tariffs could disrupt economies across the world and worsen diplomatic tensions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tariffs are a central part of the president-elect&#8217;s economic vision &#8211; he sees them as a way of growing the US economy, protecting jobs and raising tax revenue, and has threatened to impose them on China, Canada and Mexico on day one of his presidency next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">During his election campaign, Trump pledged to introduce a blanket charge on all foreign goods to protect domestic industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Analysis by the University of Sussex&#8217;s Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) found this could result in a \u00a322bn hit to the UK economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">UK exports to the world could fall by more than 2.6% because of reduced trade with the US and knock-on effects globally, the report found.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-19w8cxh-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"China-warning-\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">China warning <\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lord Mandelson will replace Dame Karen Pierce, whose term in Washington DC is due to end around the time Trump enters the White House on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In his article, he also echoed strong US criticism of both China and Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lord Mandelson \u2013 who once chaired a public body supporting UK-China relations \u2013 said the current Chinese government was &#8220;more aggressive abroad and controlling at home&#8221; in a way that &#8220;directly challenges Western governments and our values&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He described Iran as a &#8220;thoroughly malign force&#8221; in the Middle East and added: &#8220;We must not ever allow it to become nuclear armed&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ambassadors do their work behind closed doors, but Lord Mandelson is engaging in some public diplomacy days before Trump takes office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His article is also a sign that the man once dubbed the &#8220;Prince of Darkness&#8221; for his work as a Labour spin doctor is going to do some of his diplomacy in the light. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And that is not always without risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The public record of Lord Mandelson&#8217;s criticism of Trump, like other senior Labour figures, could cause diplomatic trouble for the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a recently unearthed interview with an Italian journalist in 2019, Lord Mandelson described Trump as a &#8220;reckless and a danger to the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a 2018 interview with the Evening Standard, he also called Trump &#8220;a bully&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In response to the comments, Trump&#8217;s co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita said Lord Mandelson &#8220;should stay home&#8221; rather than serve as ambassador.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr LaCivita, who currently who has no official role in the next White House, criticised the British government&#8217;s decision saying it was replacing a &#8220;professional universally respected ambo [ambassador] with an absolute moron&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Since being touted as a potential candidate for the US ambassador role, considered the most prestigious UK diplomatic post, Lord Mandelson has significantly softened his language. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1qmkvfu-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-113c0cq-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-50vlbt-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1ujonwb-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>Donald Trump<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:19:08 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mandelson praises Trump ahead of inauguration Getty Images James Landale Diplomatic correspondent @BBCJLandale Sam Francis Political reporter @DavidSamFrancis 17 January 2025, 16:00 GMT Updated 1 hour ago Lord Peter Mandelson, the next UK ambassador to the US, has praised Donald Trump and said his will be &#8220;one of the most consequential&#8221; 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