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candidate who fit her district and they still can t them across finish line. it s a challenge. i was going to say, in 2018 in the primaries, when a democratic woman ran across a democratic man in a nonincumbent seat, the woman was more likely to win. same situation for republicans. the woman was less likely to win. back tomorrow. brianna keilar starts right now. i m brianna keilar live from cnn s washington headquarters. under way right now, his fate is in serious jeopardy. just a short time from now, the labor secretary who gave a sweetheart deal to a millionaire now charged with underage sex trafficking will break his silence. and the top diplomate from america s greatest ally is resigning after he called president trump inept and incompetent. the president forgets his own history of calling for boycotts as liberals target home depot.
the current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my duties. and with that explanation, the british ambassador to the u.s. resigned. leaked diplomatic cables reveal ambassador kim darroch called president trump inept, insecure, and these insults had the president fuming. in a series of tweets, he called the ambassador stupid, walkie, and the british prime minister theresa may foolish. despite this insult, may defended darroch in parliament after his announcement. i have told him it is a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to leave his position as ambassador in washington. sir kim has given a lifetime of service to the united kingdom and we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. international diplomatic editor nick v nic robert sewn is outside of the prime minister s residence in london.
and we have new reporting this afternoon on the resignation of britain s ambassador to the u.s. he announced his departure just days after the leaked memos in which he called president trump inept, insecure and incompetent. he decided overnight that he could not go on undertider the circumstances. he wrote the current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as i would like. i believe in the current circumstances the responsible course is to allow the appointment of a new ambassador. and while that may be music to president trump s ears, who tweeted, quote, we will no longer deal with him, staffers in the united states and leaders in britain don t necessarily share that assessment. i have told him that it is a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to leave his position as ambassador. good government depends on public servants being able to give full and frank advice. joining me now, andrea
all right, welcome back. i m popo harlow in new york, and he is out. the u.k. ambassador to the united states resigning this morning after those leaked memos show he called president trump inept, incompetent and insecure. kim darroch made the announcement this morning one day after the president snapped back on twitter calling him whacky, stupid and pompous fool. this morning cnn has learned darro darroch decided to resign because the man who could very likely become the next prime minister boris johnson could likely support him. he was set to be done with his term at the end of the year anyway. yeah, that s right, poppy, but government sources here in the united kingdom are telling cnn that darroch s decision to resign now was ultimately triggered by an exchange that took place during the leadership