Donald Trump has been “disrespectful” towards the prime minister and the UK, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
His comments come after President Trump called Sir Kim Darroch, the UK ambassador to the US, “a very stupid guy” amid a row over leaked emails.
He went on to criticise Theresa May over Brexit, saying she had ignored his advice and gone her “own foolish way”.
On Sunday emails revealed the ambassador had called the Trump administration “clumsy and inept”.
Meanwhile, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox’s scheduled meeting with the US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the US was cancelled on Tuesday.
Mr Hunt responded to Mr Trump’s latest outburst by tweeting: “Friends speak frankly so I will: These comments are disrespectful and wrong to our prime minister and my country.”
The Tory leadership hopeful added: “Ambassadors are appointed by the UK government and if I become PM our ambassador stays.”
Boris Johnson, the current Tory leadership frontrunner, also waded into the row.
He said: “I have got a good relationship with the White House and I have no embarrassment in saying that.”
“I think it’s very important that we have a strong relationship with our most important ally.
“The United States is, has been, will be and for the foreseeable future our number one political military friend.”
