Trump claims he ‘does not know’ sacked British envoy to US Peter Mandelson
When asked about Mandelson, who was fired over links to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump told a UK press conference: ‘I don’t know him actually’
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not know the UK’s former ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, who was sacked over links to paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump said “I don’t know him actually” when asked at a joint press conference with the British prime minister whether he had sympathy with Mandelson for being sacked over historic links to the convicted sex offender.
He continued: “I had heard that and I think maybe the prime minister would be better speaking of that. It was a choice that he made and I don’t know.”
The prime minister said: “Well, I mean, it’s very straightforward. Some information came to light last week which wasn’t available when he was appointed. And I made a decision about that.”