logoalt Hacker News

ulfwtoday at 3:18 PM3 repliesview on HN

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-...


Replies

Freak_NLtoday at 3:42 PM

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.)

pjc50today at 3:39 PM

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

show 2 replies