David Lammy has addressed past comments calling Donald Trump a “racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser,” stating that they are “old news” and that many politicians have made similar remarks in the past. In a 2018 article, Lammy referred to Trump as a “tyrant” and a “woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath,” but now acknowledges that Trump’s campaign was “very well run” and that he had a feeling Trump could win the presidency. Despite previous statements indicating he would protest Trump’s visit to the UK, Lammy now downplays any potential rift with the president-elect.
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