Maggie Gibson Trump Offers No Apology for Claim on British Spying

Trump provoked a public dispute with Britain after he aired a baseless claim that Britain spied on him during his campaign on behalf of Barack Obama. British officials, outraged at the claim, denied the claim and made senior White House officials promise to never repeat it. President Trump didn't back down from the claim - he said he was just repeating a claim from a Fox News commentator. Mr. Trump has also stepped on the toes of quite a few other foreign countries in his time as president, such as Germany, Mexico, Australia, Sweden, and China. Britain's angry response came from Trump repeatedly accusing President Obama of tapping his phones, despite the lack of evidence.Trump said he was just quoting a Fox news commentator, and that they should talk to Fox. Mr. Spicer, representing Trump as the White House spokesperson, issued a statement saying they didn't regret the original statement. The spokesperson for the British ambassador issued a statement that the White House administration understood how ludicrous these claims were that the were not to be repeated. However, an anonymous White House official said Mr. Spicer refused to offer an apology to the ambassador. Fellow Republicans are starting to see Mr. Trump's stubbornness as an obstacle to their policy goals.With Britain as one of the closest allies to the United States, Trump's stubbornness could hurt the US's relationship with them. Mr. Trump's comment touched a nerve at GCHQ, the Britain's Government Communications Headquarters. In response, the agency denied the claims as "nonsense" and "utterly ridiculous."
The author was biased against Mr. Trump - pointing out all the negatives and all the mistakes Trump made. However, I do agree with the author. Trump's "America first" and non-apologetic attitude has done more harm than help. He has offended one of our most important allies, and could have done much worse, if Britain weren't so apologizing. Foreign policy is not something that Mr. Trump can just dismiss. Synthesis: WWI, being caused by political turmoil and alliances
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/world/europe/trump-britain-obama-wiretap-gchq.html