Donald Trump has fired all foreign US ambassadors with nobody to replace them
He demanded they leave their offices by midday on Inauguration Day
Rachael Revesz New York @RachaelRevesz 24 hours ago530 comments
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Ambassadors were not given any grace period to leave Paul J Richards/Getty
Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States, all foreign ambassadors were fired and with no concrete replacement ambassadors lined up.
Mr Trump had demanded that every ambassador in countries all over the world, who had been appointed by former President Barack Obama, were told to leave their offices by midday on 20 January and with no grace period.
His transition team had said on 23 December there would be “no exceptions” for ambassadors requesting to extend their postings past Inauguration day, in contrast with other Presidents, even for ambassadors with young children.
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It is common policy, however, that politically appointed ambassadors resign at the start of a new administration. It is less common to have no replacements in line.
As many as 80 ambassadors for countries, agencies and issues - such as the ambassador for global women's issues - have been discarded at once.
The move now threatens leaving many countries without Senate-confirmed envoys for months and cutting off a direct line to the President, and some in countries which have sensitive relations to the US.
There are no US ambassadors because Donald Trump just fired them all
He demanded they leave their offices by midday on Inauguration Day
Rachael Revesz New York @RachaelRevesz 24 hours ago530 comments
67K
Click to follow
The Independent US
trump-inauguration-speech.jpg
Ambassadors were not given any grace period to leave Paul J Richards/Getty
Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States, all foreign ambassadors were fired and with no concrete replacement ambassadors lined up.
Mr Trump had demanded that every ambassador in countries all over the world, who had been appointed by former President Barack Obama, were told to leave their offices by midday on 20 January and with no grace period.
His transition team had said on 23 December there would be “no exceptions” for ambassadors requesting to extend their postings past Inauguration day, in contrast with other Presidents, even for ambassadors with young children.
READ MORE
Donald Trump 'orders Barack Obama's ambassadors to resign their posts'
It is common policy, however, that politically appointed ambassadors resign at the start of a new administration. It is less common to have no replacements in line.
As many as 80 ambassadors for countries, agencies and issues - such as the ambassador for global women's issues - have been discarded at once.
The move now threatens leaving many countries without Senate-confirmed envoys for months and cutting off a direct line to the President, and some in countries which have sensitive relations to the US.
There are no US ambassadors because Donald Trump just fired them all
Cacs gettin started on this isolationism to avoid outside interference AND to make it easier to hide the chaos theyre about to inflict within the US
This is months of fukkery condensed into days.
