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ulfw 9 hours ago

Most 'diplomats' of the new USA are just grifters like Witkoff or Kushner. Real estate people cosplaying diplomats.

The US as the world has known it is gone

https://apnews.com/article/france-us-ambassador-kushner-far-...

Freak_NL 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Belgium too:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/18/belgium-invest...

And of course Joe Popolo in the Netherlands:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/11/displays-black...

(He later doubled down on the decision to erase any mention of the racial segregation black US soldiers were submitted to while serving in the army during WWII.)

shantara 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Another example from Denmark: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/europe/us-embassy-copenha...

pjc50 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

By no means exclusive to the US (e.g. Peter Mandelson).

lostlogin 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

We do a mini version of that corruption here in New Zealand too. Owen Glen was a donor who got a diplomatic posting to Monaco.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/politics/key-concerned-murkiness-...

ragall 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Definitely exclusive to the US due to the degree to which US presidents have been doing it.