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May 14, 2019

British foreign secretary slams opposition Labour Party’s ‘anti-Americanism’ over Trump visit

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday accused opposition MPs belonging to the left-wing Labour Party of “anti-Americanism” for their criticism of the decision to invite President Trump to the U.K. next month on a state visit.

May 8, 2019

Pompeo rips support for Maduro by US, UK lawmakers as 'disgusting'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's support for disputed Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday as "disgusting" and "not in either of our countries' best interests."

April 24, 2019

UK diplomat swipes at French ambassador over dig on US relations: ‘We will not take any lessons'

UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt fired back at a claim by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. that Britain’s influence in Washington, D.C. has “vanished” -- saying the U.K. “will not take any lessons” from the French in having good relations with America.

April 19, 2019

French ambassador blasts ‘big mouth’ Trump, says he reads 'basically nothing'

Outgoing French ambassador Gerard Araud tore into President Trump in a series of exit interviews, calling the U.S. president a “big mouth” who reads “basically nothing or nearly nothing” -- and even comparing him to the "uninformed" French King Louis XIV.

April 16, 2019

Hungary’s top diplomat praises Trump on NATO push, contrasts against Obama-era ‘lecturing’

Hungary’s top diplomat, in an interview with Fox News, praised President Trump’s push for NATO partners to boost military spending -- and said the administration's treatment of Central European countries as allies represents a stark contrast from what he called the “lecturing” of the Obama years.

April 3, 2019

NATO chief, in speech to Congress, declares Trump's push for more defense spending is working

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in a historic address to Congress, declared Wednesday that President Trump’s push for NATO allies to increase their defense spending has “had an impact” and made the alliance stronger.

March 19, 2019

Trump fires back at Dems' court-packing push: ‘It will never happen’

President Trump on Tuesday brushed off increasing calls from Democratic presidential candidates to pack the Supreme Court with more judges, accusing them of trying to “catch up” after losing at the ballot box.

March 19, 2019

Trump greets Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, says ‘strongly’ considering NATO privileges for Brazil

President Trump on Tuesday gave a warm welcome to the new Brazilian president, saying the relationship between the U.S. and Brazil has “never been better” and suggested that Brazil could be given North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) privileges.

January 27, 2019

NATO head: Trump's tough talk has added $100B to alliance, helped deter Russia

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on "Fox News Sunday," said President Trump's tough talk has ultimately strengthened the decades-old alliance by pushing member nations to contribute tens of billions of additional dollars to ensure their own security.

January 10, 2019

Trump administration riles European Union with diplomatic snub

President Trump has angered European Union officials by downgrading the E.U. delegation to Washington's diplomatic status -- and not telling them.