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Old 01-11-2018, 08:23 AM
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Trump's Ambassador to the Netherlands

Peter Hoekstra, the newly minted U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, held his first conference with the Dutch media at his new residence in The Hague Wednesday.

It did not go well.

Dutch journalists peppered Hoekstra, who was tapped by Trump for the ambassadorship after 18 years as a Republican congressman from Michigan, with questions on unsubstantiated claims he made in 2015 about the chaos the “Islamic movement” had brought to the Netherlands.

“There are cars being burned, there are politicians that are being burned,” he had said at a conference hosted by a conservative group. “And yes, there are no-go zones in the Netherlands.”

The comments have widely been described as inaccurate, and seem to reflect certain conspiracy theories about sharia law that crop up in some circles of the far-right in the West. When pressed by the Dutch reporters, Hoekstra declined to retract the comments or give specific examples to back them up.

In fact, after saying that he would be “revisiting the issue,” he simply refused to answer the question at all.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...am-he-couldnt/

The only "no-go zone" in the Trump administration is the zone of truth.
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Old 01-11-2018, 08:04 PM
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Outside Michigan, many have bought into fake news reports that the city of Dearborn, Michigan has 'fully implemented' sharia law. I'd say Hoekstra, who certainly knows better, is a cynical liar. A worthy follower of Trump, in other words.
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Old 01-12-2018, 12:17 AM
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From the article listed above:
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“Excuse me, I asked you a question,” Geeraedts said.

Another journalist jumped in.

“Mr. Ambassador, can you mention any example of a Dutch politician who was burned in recent years?”

Again, silence, as Hoekstra stared around the room.

“This is the Netherlands — you have to answer questions,” another reporter said.
Must be a shocker when you cannot deflect the truth and present alt facts. What a bozo, he should return to Michigan and let the Deputy Chief take over.
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Old 01-12-2018, 12:15 PM
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Here's to the continued asking of this question.
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Old 01-12-2018, 12:22 PM
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Another country Mr Trump will never visit!

Want to bet this will be the last news conference Hoekstra will give?


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