UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt fired back at a claim by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. that Britain’s influence in Washington, D.C. has “vanished” -- saying the U.K. “will not take any lessons” from the French in having good relations with America. “The UK has vanished,” Araud told The Financial Times. In an interview with Foreign Policy last week, he drew a stark contrast between the presidencies of Barack Obama and Trump. FRENCH AMBASSADOR BLASTS 'BIG MOUTH' TRUMP, SAYS HE READS 'BASICALLY NOTHING'“On one side, you had this ultimate bureaucrat, an introvert, basically a bit aloof, a restrained president. The White House announced Tuesday that Trump will travel to both countries in June to mark the anniversary of the D-Day landings -- which will include a state visit to London.

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