Trump Has 2 Very Dismissive Words To Sum Up Peter Mandelson's Fall From Grace

Donald Trump has appeared to downplay former US ambassador Peter Mandelson’s fall from grace over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Mandelson served as the UK’s main link to the Trump administration for much of last year until he was sacked for his friendship with Epstein, the dead paedophile.

After the US Department of Justice released a fresh batch of files unveiling Epstein’s extensive network with the elite over the weekend, it was revealed that Mandelson may have been leaking confidential government information to the disgraced financier.

The peer quit the Labour Party on Sunday night and, after intense backlash, stood down from the House of Lords though his title technically remains.

When reminded by a reporter in the Oval office that Mandelson has been forced to resign over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump replied: “I didn’t know about it. I really don’t know too much about it.

“I know who he is, but it’s... too bad.”

Trump previously claimed not to know who Mandelson was during his most recent state visit to the UK, back in autumn.

“I don’t know him, actually,” he said, at a joint press conference with Keir Starmer.

Asked if he was offended by that, Mandelson brushed it off. The former US ambassador told The Times this week: “He’s so clever.

“I mean, if he had defended me, that would have been embarrassing to the prime minister.

“If he had attacked me, it would have been hurtful to me.”

He also praised the US president in the interview, saying: “You may not like all of Trump’s decisions, but at least he is decisive.”

Trump welcomed Mandelson when he first started in the job a year ago, praising his “beautiful accent” in May and welcoming him into the Oval Office in early September, shortly before he was fired.