I’ve said it before Wigwam it takes a strong mature balanced individual to admit errors and have the good grace to apologise. As with many on the right, emboldened by Trump no doubt, those more civilised human traits are viewed as weakness.
Tharg there is no doubt that The USA under Trump viewed the EU as a serious threat to their hegemony. Trump went out of his way to meet prominent Brexiteers and it’s well known that Trump hated the EU for not rolling over and falling online with his plans in the middle East. It will be interesting to see if Bidens administration takes a less confrontational approach.