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After a self-describing dub campaign. >> deliver and defeat was not the perfect acronym because it spells dud but they forgot the e. for energize and i say to the doubters, dude, we're going to energize the country and get brexit done. >> reporter: unlike donald trump to whom he's compared the disheveled politician has a long history in politics. he served as member of parliament and mayor of london and foreign secretary but still hangups looms large over his career. he's tackled p.r. disasters before. but now as p.m., his reputation will get more serious scrutiny. he has insulted muslim women...

Challenge, again arb a general election he's challenging him for. but boris johnson using the humor we have known him for, the gesture if you will taking that deliver, unite, defeat. and this is what he had to say about it. >> i know somewhere it was already pointed out deliver, unite and defeat was not the perfect acronym for an election campaign since it spells dud, but there's an e, my friend, e for energize, and i say, dude, we're going to energize the country and get brexit done in a new spirit of can-do. >> reporter: and this is the optimism boris johnson wants to bring to the position. ...

>> i know some have pointed out that deliver, unite and defeat was not the perfect acronym for an election campaign since unfortunately it spells dud, but they forgot the final e, my friends, e for energize. i say to all the doubters, dude, we are going to energize and country. we are going to get brexit done. >> let's get straight to cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson standing right outside 10 downing street where boris johnson will move in i guess tomorrow. nic, what are you hearing there about this major shift? maybe not a major surprise but a big shift this morning there. >>...

Campaign that has just gone by. in case you've forgotten it, you probably have. it is deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn. deliver, unite and defeat was not the perfect acronym for an election campaign since unfortunately it spells dud. but they forgot the final "e," my friends, e for energize. and i say -- i say to all the doubters, dude, we are going to energize the country. we're going to get brexit done on october 31st. >> cnn diplomatic analyst, retired rear admiral john kirby joins me. you met him several times. he's entertaining, he is colorful, he is brash and he...