WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s fury over leaked cables written by the British ambassador demonstrates the growing predicament faced by diplomats whose profession – once nearly synonymous with a stiff-upper-lip decorum – has become explosive in the era of Internet leaks.
Trump – never one to be described as diplomatic – on July 9 branded Ambassador Kim Darroch “a very stupid guy” and a “pompous fool” after a confidential missive described the White House as “uniquely dysfunctional”.
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