BorisJohnson becomes Britain's chief agitator, with an ally in Trump
WASHINGTON - Since the start of the Trump administration, Britain has helped lead the quiet resistance to a president upending US foreign policy and straining the transatlantic alliance.
Both men are forces looking to shatter decades-old institutions that have bound together Western democracies. Mr Trump has talked of withdrawing from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation , while Mr Johnson aims to carry out Brexit, Britain's divisive plan to leave the European Union - even if he has to do it without an agreement with Brussels.
Mr Trump is clearly hoping that his British doppelgänger will share his instincts. As it became clear that Mrs May would have to step down because of the Brexit impasse, Mr Trump emerged as Mr Johnson's strongest advocate among world leaders."They're saying 'Britain Trump',"Mr Trump said."They call him Britain Trump, and people are saying that's a good thing. They like me over there. That's what they wanted. That's what they need.
If he appoints an ally to the top role in the United Kingdom's embassy in Washington, it is hard to imagine the new envoy writing to Mr Johnson's government in the same frank language that Mr Darroch had employed in his cables. Mr Trump is expected to continue dangling a potential free trade agreement with Britain to encourage Mr Johnson to lead the nation in exiting the European Union by the deadline of Oct 31. But given the complexities of British politics regarding Brexit, Mr Johnson may find himself hard-pressed to meet Mr Trump's demands.
And for all his bluster and idiosyncrasies, Mr Johnson does not rail against elite circles in the way that Mr Trump does.
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