Trump's new ambassador ignored questions from Dutch reporters. Now, U.S. reporters want answers.

[DonViejo]

By Eli Rosenberg January 11 at 10:13 PM

The State Department distanced itself on Wednesday from the baseless anti-Muslim theory spread by its ambassador to the Netherlands a few years ago, but it declined to call the remarks inaccurate.

During a news conference at the State Department’s headquarters in Washington, Undersecretary Steve Goldstein told reporters that Pete Hoekstra, the new U.S. ambassador in the Netherlands, had “made comments that should not have been made” when asked about Hoekstra's statements about Muslim no-go zones and people being burned alive because of the Islamic movement.

“The Ambassador made mistakes in 2015,” said Goldstein, who like Hoekstra, is a recent political appointee. “Those comments were not the position of the State Department, and you will never hear those words from this podium.”

Still, Goldstein refused to label Hoekstra’s comments inaccurate despite being pressed by reporters at the briefing.

Goldstein was asked whether he believed there were any no-go zones in Europe.

"I'll get back to you on that question," he said. "That's not the language we would use."

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[democratisphere]

1. Another drumpf administration racist sh'thole.

[gratuitous]

2. "I'll get back to you on that question" In a pig's eye, Steve

Did Hoekstra just come up with these hare-brained statements all on his own? No, he didn't. Goldstein says the Ambassador made mistakes in the dim, distant past of three years ago, but can't or won't say Hoekstra's statements were or are inaccurate. You can't have it both ways: Is Hoekstra badly and willfully misinformed, or is he delusional? Neither alternative is acceptable for one of our nation's ambassadors.

Hoekstra should be recalled. Today.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. My question for the US lame stream corporate media is

Hoekstra’s remarks made here in the US have been accessible to any half-way competent US-based reporter for two years before your Dutch colleagues called him on them?

Why is it that you lazy-@ss gutless wonders not only failed to call Hoekstra on his religious bigotry two years ago and are only NOW sitting up and taking notice AFTER Dutch journalists showed the world how you should have done your jobs?