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ulfwyesterday 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-...


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Freak_NLyesterday 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.)

pjc50yesterday at 3:39 PM

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

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