US envoy to UK investigated over racist, sexist remarks: report

President Trump’s envoy to the United Kingdom is being investigated by the State Department’s internal watchdog over complaints he made sexist and racist remarks and allegedly used his government position to benefit the president’s personal business in the country, CNN reported on Wednesday.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson, the billionaire former NFL chairman who has served in his post since 2017, is alleged to have made racist generalizations against Black people, questioned why Black History Month should be celebrated and described women as decorative objects in “cringeworthy” remarks, according to multiple sources that spoke with CNN.

Johnson’s alleged remarks toward the Black community and women in general were particularly shocking, the sources told CNN. Continue reading.