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Orianna Rosa Royle

Britain's foreign affairs secretary congratulates Donald Trump's 'victory'—years after calling him a 'racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser'

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European Leaders have woken up to the news that Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election and are already sending in their well wishes for America’s 47th president—but Britain’s foreign affairs secretary is getting slammed for his “hypocritical” congratulatory post on X and even being called to resign, after having previously called Trump a "Nazi". 

Early this morning, David Lammy congratulated Trump on his victory, while adding “the U.K. has no greater friend than the U.S., with the special relationship being cherished on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 80 years.”

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