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Financial Times takes apart Ted Malloch, Trump's favorite for ambassador to EU
https://www.ft.com/content/ce317948-efbb-11e6-930f-061b01e23655Oxford university has distanced itself from the political scientist who wants to be Donald Trump’s ambassador in Brussels, accusing him of falsely claiming to be a fellow at two of its colleges.
Ted Malloch, who has compared the EU to the Soviet Union, taught at Oxford’s Saïd Business School until last year. He has appeared regularly on British television since the US election in November, often billed as a likely Trump appointee.
This week the FT identified a number of misleading statements in Mr Malloch’s autobiography, including claims that he was “knighted” into the Sovereign Order of St John by the Queen and called a “genius” by Margaret Thatcher. Mr Malloch said the FT was “involved in political assassination”.
The FT has found further signs that Mr Malloch — whose specialist subjects include business ethics — has exaggerated his academic and diplomatic credentials.
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An online CV for Mr Malloch — which contains his correct mobile phone number and email, and which he did not deny preparing — also states he was a fellow and director of an international summer school at Pembroke College, Oxford. Pembroke College told the FT that this was incorrect. Mr Malloch said he had “receipts of payments proving” his work there.
The CV also states that Mr Malloch has written extensively for The New York Times, the Washington Post and The Economist. No record could be found of him having done so. Asked by the FT, he declined to indicate any articles. Mr Malloch said he had “organised a number of conferences for which papers were done for The Economist”.
Mr Malloch’s mooted appointment as a US envoy and his frequent appearances on the BBC have alarmed Brussels officials, who fear the Trump administration wants to undermine the EU. Mr Malloch told the FT last month that other countries would follow Britain out of the bloc and said people should “short the euro”.
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Ted Malloch, who has compared the EU to the Soviet Union, taught at Oxford’s Saïd Business School until last year. He has appeared regularly on British television since the US election in November, often billed as a likely Trump appointee.
This week the FT identified a number of misleading statements in Mr Malloch’s autobiography, including claims that he was “knighted” into the Sovereign Order of St John by the Queen and called a “genius” by Margaret Thatcher. Mr Malloch said the FT was “involved in political assassination”.
The FT has found further signs that Mr Malloch — whose specialist subjects include business ethics — has exaggerated his academic and diplomatic credentials.
-snip-
An online CV for Mr Malloch — which contains his correct mobile phone number and email, and which he did not deny preparing — also states he was a fellow and director of an international summer school at Pembroke College, Oxford. Pembroke College told the FT that this was incorrect. Mr Malloch said he had “receipts of payments proving” his work there.
The CV also states that Mr Malloch has written extensively for The New York Times, the Washington Post and The Economist. No record could be found of him having done so. Asked by the FT, he declined to indicate any articles. Mr Malloch said he had “organised a number of conferences for which papers were done for The Economist”.
Mr Malloch’s mooted appointment as a US envoy and his frequent appearances on the BBC have alarmed Brussels officials, who fear the Trump administration wants to undermine the EU. Mr Malloch told the FT last month that other countries would follow Britain out of the bloc and said people should “short the euro”.
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