But Ambassador STILL says The Donald can win again!

DONALD TRUMP could win a second term in the White House, Sir Kim Darroch told Downing Street, saying there is a ‘credible path’ for him to sweep to victory in next year’s Presidential election.

In a leaked diplomatic cable sent on June 20, the Ambassador reported how two days earlier the President had ‘electrified’ an audience of 20,000 supporters in Orlando, Florida, at a huge rally to launch his re-election campaign.

A senior British diplomat was in the Amway Center, an indoor sports stadium, to witness the event and report back to Sir Kim.

The Ambassador told London that while the President had not offered any new policies, ‘the crowd could not have been happier’.

‘The atmosphere was unique – somewhere between a major sporting event (where only the home team fans are in the crowd) and a mega-church. Indeed the event kicked off with prayers from a pastor who asked God to “tear down” opposition to the President.’

Sir Kim said the audience was a ‘sea of the now iconic red MAGA [Make American Great Again] caps. The crowd looked almost exclusively white, with a pretty even mix of men and women, young and old: there were families in every stand. For some, attending had meant a long wait in 30C heat and humidity.’

Sir Kim predicted that the President’s campaign strategy will be to ‘go with what he knows best’ and appeal to his core supporters.

He noted how the enthusiasm of his ‘die-hard fans’ is undiminished after two-and-a-half years in the Oval Office. In comments that could anger the White House, Sir Kim reported that: ‘As is standard at these rallies, the language was incendiary, and a mix of fact and fiction – hard to reconcile with [Vice President Mike] Pence’s remarks about governing for all Americans.’

A key difference between when Trump last ran for President in 2016 is that the machinery of the Republican Party is ‘four-square behind him’, Sir Kim said.

Sir Kim said the President still faces hurdles – including the prospect of the Democrats picking a candidate more popular than the widely disliked Hillary Clinton, who fought the last election.

He also said Trump cannot afford to lose much support and stressed that the President has made no meaningful efforts to ‘diversify his base’.

‘All that said, there is still a credible path for Trump – but so much rides on who the Democrats choose in July 2020.’