Trump's administration is "exceptionally dysfunctional," says the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States.

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Britain's ambbadador to the US has called the administration of President Donald Trump "dysfunctional," "clumsy," and "inept," Mail on Sunday reported, citing a series of confidential memos.

The report provoked Trump's statement, which stated that the British ambbadador, Kim Darroch, "did not serve the UK well".

In memos to the British government from 2017 to today, Darroch said Trump "radiated insecurity" and informed officials in London that in order to deal with it effectively, "your arguments must be simple, if not direct" .

"We do not really believe that this administration will become significantly more normal; less dysfunctional; less unpredictable; less sensitive to factions; less diplomatically clumsy and inept, "writes Darroch, according to the newspaper.

In others, the paper said it described the administration as "particularly dysfunctional" and that media reports about "knife fighting" in the White House were "mostly true".

Addressing reporters while he was leaving Morristown, New Jersey, Trump was not receptive to the report. "We had our little in and out with a few countries and I would say that the UK and the ambbadador did not serve the UK well, I can tell you."

"We are not big fans of this man and he has not served the UK well, so I can understand and I can say things about him, but I will not bother him," he said. Trump, referring to Darroch.

Darroch wrote that "we could also be at the beginning of a downward spiral, rather than just a roller coaster: something could happen that would lead to dishonor and falling."

But he also warned British officials not to dismiss Trump, saying there was a "credible way" for him to win a second term. He said Trump could "emerge from the flames, beaten but intact, like Arnold (Schwarzenegger) in the final scenes of The Terminator".

"SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP"

A Foreign Office spokesman said the public expected the ambbadadors "to provide ministers with an honest and unadorned badessment of their country's policies".

"Their views are not necessarily those of ministers or even of the government. But we pay them to be honest, "he said.

"It is important that our ambbadadors can give their opinion and that it remains confidential. Our team in Washington has a close relationship with the White House, and they will undoubtedly withstand such evil behavior. "

The Foreign Office subsequently announced that an official investigation into the leak would take place.

In a note written last month, Darroch described the confusion within the administration about Trump's decision to suspend a military strike against Iran, and said the president, citing the number of victims predicted as the reason he had changed, "did not get up". .

"It is more likely that he was never fully involved and worried about the appearance of this apparent reversal of his 2016 campaign promises," writes Darroch, adding that Trump could still trigger a conflict. with Iran.

"Only one more Iranian attack in the region could trigger another Trump U-turn. Plus, the loss of a single American life would probably make a crucial difference. "

During a state visit to Britain last month, Mr. Trump has shown much exculpation about the "special relationship" between the United States and Britain, promising a "phenomenal" trade agreement after the departure of Britain from the European Union.

The Mail on Sunday reported that in a message sent at the end of this visit, Darroch said that the president and his team had been "dazzled" by the visit and that Britain could be "the flavor of the month ", but".