England
There’s no “dodgy” head of state with anything like the impact on our lives than Trump. Not even Putin comes close and being able to influence him via diplomacy or flattery is non existent.
Scotland
So the only answer is to put another shady character in the job. If he's such an idiot shouldn't an experienced diplomat be able to cope with him?
Yes. It should always be given to a career diplomat. Thise that reach the giddy heights of Ambassador, have spent their whole careers being diplomatic and working all over the World. The previous Ambassador was very highly respected and liked by the US Government ( and had no “baggage”. It was more than ok to have a career diplomat in post during Trumps first tenure, what’s the difference?
Ireland
It's clearly a move to put someone in with "the right connections". Which has backfired massively. Being connected to Epstein was probably why he was given the job, rather ironically. The government can't come out (in more ways than one) and say that now, can they.
England
Not even his own staff can cope with him. Raise a word of objection, get fired and face revenge. An experienced diplomatic knows how to assess a character and use flattery and condensation as tools to achieve their country’s aims but Trump is an exceptionally tricky proposition. He is unpredictable, inconsistent and unreliable. Having someone with an inside track must have seemed a clever idea. Employ a thief to catch a thief thinking?
Ireland
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