But Johnson, the U.S. ambassador to the U.K. under Trump, told the Spectator magazine that Americans won’t forget Lammy’s earlier remarks.
“I think people will remember all those comments,” Johnson told the magazine.
“It’s a question of how do you recover from them. That was not a wise comment,” he added, referencing the ‘neo-Nazi’ quote.
“But those things happen in politics … there’s always a way to recover if you want.”
Lammy has declined to apologize for the comments, telling the BBC in July that “you’re going to struggle to find any politician who has not had things to say about Donald Trump in his first term.”
“Donald Trump has the thickest of skins,” Lammy added.
