US ambassador to Estonia resigns over frustration with Trump
Source: The Hill
The U.S. ambassador to Estonia has resigned over his frustration with President Trump's comments about the European Union (EU) and treatment of longstanding European allies.
In a private Facebook post first reported by Foreign Policy magazine, James Melville slammed Trump's recent comments accusing the EU of being set up to take advantage of the U.S., saying the remarks ultimately pushed him to resign.
"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," he wrote in the post, according to Foreign Policy.
"I leave willingly and with deep gratitude for being able to serve my nation with integrity for many years, and with great confidence that America, which is and has always been, great, will someday return to being right," Melville added.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/394930-us-ambassador-to-estonia-resigns-over-frustration-with-trump
Pleasing Putin.
jpak
(41,758 posts)Channeling his Sith Lord Master - Putin
yup
MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)career professional leaves because the serious matters of the job are not important, well, at least to the idiots that voted for someone who had NO public service experience and has had numerous experiences in corporate bankruptcy in handling his own businesses.
"Yeah, we want someone who tells it like it is?"
Did you read what he said: "I leave willingly.......with great confidence that America, which is and has always been, great, will someday return to being right."
Thank you sir, for your service.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Must be hard for any ambassadors nominated by Obama to do their job with Trump in office.
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,076 posts)... make the job so odious that good people quit. And then say, "you big baby"!