US ambassador to Estonia resigns 'over Trump comments'

[riversedge]

Good for him. Trump makes a mockery of the US!!




Anna Wieslander
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US ambassador to Estonia resigns: ”For the president to say the EU was 'set up to take advantage of the United States, to attack our piggy bank', or that 'Nato is as bad as Nafta is not only factually wrong, but proves to me that it's time to go."

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US ambassador to Estonia resigns 'over Trump comments'

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Image caption James D Melville is a career diplomat who has held senior posts in several European countries

The US ambassador to Estonia is resigning, reportedly in frustration at remarks made by President Donald Trump about America's European allies.

James D Melville said Mr Trump's comments on Nato and the EU had brought forward his decision to retire, Foreign Policy magazine reports.

The magazine was quoting from a private Facebook post by the envoy.

Mr Trump accuses Europeans of unfairly expecting America to shoulder the costs of the Nato alliance.

He has also imposed trade tariffs on some EU industries.

Other US diplomats left their posts early in recent months:

In January, US ambassador to Panama John Feeley resigned saying he was no longer able to serve under President Trump.

A month earlier, Elizabeth Shackelford resigned from her post in Nairobi where she had worked for the US mission to Somalia, saying she was quitting because the US had abandoned human rights as a priority, Foreign Policy reports

In the private Facebook post seen by Foreign Policy, Mr Melville reportedly told friends: "For the president to say the EU was 'set up to take advantage of the United States, to attack our piggy bank', or that 'Nato is as bad as Nafta [the North American Free Trade Agreement]' is not only factually wrong, but proves to me that it's time to go."

[spanone]

1. K&R...

i can't imagine having to be the 'face' of this administration

[duforsure]

2. Why aren't more doing this now? Why aren't some republicans doing this too?

Renouncing they can no longer be a member to trump, and his brutal policies and rhetoric damaging our alliances with our allies. Where are the real Americans in their party?

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3. "Why aren't some republicans" - Yip, MELVILLE is a "career diplomat appointed by OBAMA"

from the BBC link in the tweet. It would carry more weight if Repukes would turn and renounce. But we should have no expectation that there would be any integrity in SHITLER's own appointees.

[riversedge]

5. I thought Trump had told all ambassadors to leave when he got into office. I recall

Caroline Kennedy packing up to leave Japan. Just curious as to why he got to stay on.

[oasis]

4. Trump has caused U.S. ambassadors worldwide to answer embarrassing

questions. Deplorables own every bit of this situation.

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6. Trump wants to replace the deep state

With the derp state

[Scurrilous]

7. K&R