LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said a lot of nice things about Donald Trump over the years, from expressing admiration for the U.S. president to suggesting he might be worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.
But after a mob of Trump supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Johnson has changed his tune.
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