Trump's Dutch ambassador apologizes after calling recorded quotes 'fake news'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 12/23/17 01:29 PM EST

The U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands on Saturday apologized after he made two denials to a Dutch news station.

Pete Hoekstra denied past statements that he made calling parts of the country "no-go zones" and the news outlet's report of that recorded quote "fake news."

Link to tweet

The comments come after Hoekstra — formerly a GOP lawmaker representing Michigan who is Dutch-American — was confronted with past statements he made about "no-go zones" in the country.

"No-go zones" are areas that are believed to be too dangerous to enter, and those opposing more immigration in places like Europe have used the reported zones to push back against policies that would open borders.



Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366305-trump-dutch-ambassador-apologizes-after-exchange-with-dutch-news

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Lacking access to youtube,

due to my penchant for security, "It's to late baby." Carol King

Pete, your comments confirm you are not qualified to represent US. You are not alone.

[SharonClark]

2. Another unqualified deplorable in high places.

[mr_lebowski]

3. Trump will now fire him for a) apologizing, and b) admitting to the existence of tangible reality

Both of these are firing offenses in right-wing fantasy land ...

[marble falls]

4. Another GOP bastard that doesn't know how to make an apology....

"I made certain remarks", "I regret the exchange"? How about "I lied about another series of lies I made earlier and in the same conversation lied about the first lie and I am sorry I lied in all three instances." "I regret lying and falsely accusing others, including you specifically of lying."

Fucking Pete Hoekstra, I thought he was finished after Reagan left office.

Where does Trump keep digging these zombies up? Hell Ed Meese and his son were on the Trump's transition team.

[DFW]

5. Hoekstra likes to make a big deal that he was born in the Netherlands

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Even so, despite that and the fact that he is serving as our country's ambassador to that nation, he doesn't appear to speak any of the main language ("Nederlands" ) or any of the lesser-known languages spoken there (Friesian, Drents, etc.).

When my outfit opened an office in the Netherlands that would be under my direction, the first thing I did was to set about learning Dutch. And yet, we appoint a Dutch-born American as ambassador to the Netherlands who can't speak a word of the language, and shows up on their doorstep insulting them AND their country?

[dalton99a]

6. Only because he was caught

[Cosmocat]

7. Stone cold

Video of him saying word for word what he called fake news.

He was always a prototypical R POS.

[dalton99a]

8. Yep.