United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch has lashed out at US president Donald Trump amid and intensifying o exchange between the duo.
This follows an attack from the President who on Sunday accused the envoy of poorly serving his country, claiming that he has 'not served his country well'.
Speaking at the Brookings Institute where he was a member of the panel discussing the Brexit, Darroch lashed back, branding the Potus 'inept' and 'incompetent'.
In secret cables sent back to London and published by the Daily Mail paper, the envoy also described the president as 'insecure', reports the Cable News Network (CNN).
According to county officials who spoke to CNN, the Ambassador also predicted a disgraceful end of Trump's career, saying that there are ongoing fights in the Whitehouse, which he described as 'knife fights'.
Asked for his views on the remarks, Trump said that he is not aware of them, insisting that Darroch has underperformed.
"No, I haven't seen it, but, you know, we've had out little ins and outs with a couple of countries and I would say that that Ambassador has not served the UK well, I can tell you that," he said.
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