Trump: We will no longer deal with the UK Ambassador

[DougBH]

@Publius

Seems to me that Trump’s Twitter reaction showed that the Ambassador’s assessment was completely correct.

Any cons want to try and argue that anything the Ambassador said was incorrect? Please show your work.

Why should they? He didn’t show his.

[tnt]

@DougBH

The Ambassador had every right and duty to express his opinions to his government. When he or someone in that government recklessly or intentionally release personally insulting statements to the public, then his job can reasonably seen as finished here.

why? His duty is to England, not the US.

It’s certainly awkward, but replacing him isn’t necessarily going to change the consulates view of american leadership.

[tnt]

@peek-a-boo

Why would you say that? I fully understand that there are a great many people who hate Trump. There is nothing difficult about that.

Reporting his ineptitude =/= hating him.

[tnt]

@peek-a-boo

But voicing that opinion can have consequences when one is in a position of power. An ambassador can certainly make his opinion of Trump publicly known, but not if that person wants to keep their job; consequences.

And yet, again and again, you support trump, a man in a position of power, voicing unflattering opinions about our allies.

[tnt]

@peek-a-boo

However the UK ambassador’s distaste of Trump was made public is irrelevant. We are discussing it, so it is now public knowledge; consequences.

Trump’s distaste for any number of allied leaders doesn’t seem to bother you. I can only conclude that it is not ‘distaste’ or public criticism that you find problematic - it is criticism leveled at trump alone that bothers you.

[lessright]

Like many of the presidents enemies, it happens when they tell the truth.

[peek-a-boo]

I never accused the UK ambassador of hating Trump.

[peek-a-boo]

Other world leaders have made their feelings quite clear as has Trump made his feelings about them quite clear. That’s what they do.

[peek-a-boo]

You misread me completely. I’m not expressing my distaste for the UK ambassador’s comments. I personally could care less. I’m simply participating in this thread by stating that there are consequences.

[lessright]

Has he been replaced yet?

[tnt]

@peek-a-boo

Other world leaders have made their feelings quite clear as has Trump made his feelings about them quite clear. That’s what they do.

Then why can’t the UK ambassador?

[peek-a-boo]

Beats me. But I’m kind of thinking it might be inevitable.

[peek-a-boo]

Consequences, as we will soon find out.

[lessright]

Maybe after May leaves. It sounds like she likes the ambassador.

[peek-a-boo]

We will see.

[DougBH]

@tnt

@DougBH

The Ambassador had every right and duty to express his opinions to his government. When he or someone in that government recklessly or intentionally release personally insulting statements to the public, then his job can reasonably seen as finished here.

why? His duty is to England, not the US.

It’s certainly awkward, but replacing him isn’t necessarily going to change the consulates view of american leadership.

He has every right to express his opinion to his government. When he makes those opinions public he has become involved in our politics…something I am told foreign government representatives are not supposed to do.
Its his own government that should remove him because he can no longer be of service to that country in dealing with the US.
Just curious…what would be the response of the British government if an American ambassador started making insulting personal remarks about their Queen?

[Nemesis]

@DougBH

@tnt

@DougBH

The Ambassador had every right and duty to express his opinions to his government. When he or someone in that government recklessly or intentionally release personally insulting statements to the public, then his job can reasonably seen as finished here.

why? His duty is to England, not the US.

It’s certainly awkward, but replacing him isn’t necessarily going to change the consulates view of american leadership.

He has every right to express his opinion to his government. When he makes those opinions public he has become involved in our politics…something I am told foreign government representatives are not supposed to do.
Its his own government that should remove him because he can no longer be of service to that country in dealing with the US.
Just curious…what would be the response of the British government if an American ambassador started making insulting personal remarks about their Queen?

His comments were leaked. He did not make them public.

[DougBH]

They were made public. He dispersed them to several people one of whom leaked them. Through his recklessness or intentionally (I doubt if the leaker would admit it) he was responsible.

[Roxiebelle]

Theresa May did not invite President Trump for a State visit, Queen Elizabeth II did.

[WuWei]

@CaughtInTheMiddle

Are any of our allies taking to us?

All of them.