Trump disinvites UK ambassador from dinner over comments

Published July 9, 2019 3:04am ET



The White House barred British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch from dinner on Monday, fulfilling a threat made by President Trump earlier in the day.

Following unflattering comments he made about the president in diplomatic cables that leaked last weekend, Darroch was forbidden from attending the evening celebration hosted by Trump and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to honor the emir of Qatar, according to CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller.

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