Pres. Trump denies he asked US ambassador, an ally, to get UK to help his Scotland golf course.
in the New York Times: that he warned Johnson, a Trump ally, that such an endeavor would be an unethical use of the presidency for private gain, but that Johnson went ahead anyway, raising the issue with the secretary of state for Scotland, David Mundell.In a statement, the U.K. government denied those claims, saying"Mr. Johnson made no request of Mr. Mundell regarding the British Open or any other sporting event.
President Donald Trump takes questions from journalists during a news conference about his administration's response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, July 22, 2020, in Washington, DC.Trump nominated Johnson, owner of the New York Jets football franchise, as ambassador in 2017.
Robert Wood Johnson, the United States' ambassador to Britain, arrives for a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street for talks on July 21, 2020 in London, England. US President Donald Trump gestures as he talks with US Ambassador to the United Kingdom Woody Johnson preparing to board Marine One to depart the US ambassador's residence Winfield House in London on July 13, 2018.
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