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Party’s over: Trump takes fizz out of election night as embassies ditch soirees ['liberal tears' alert]
Politico ^ | 11/4/2024 | Suzanne Lynch

Posted on 11/04/2024 6:20:51 PM PST by simpson96

On second thought, hold that Champagne.

(snip) election day has finally arrived in the United States. But don’t expect Europe to join in the election night fun.

In stark contrast to pre-pandemic ballots, U.S. election night 2024 promises to be a sober affair in Europe, with U.S. officials in most European power centers having ditched the usual festivities. Embassies from Brussels to London, Paris and Berlin have decided against holding their usual watch parties.

The reason? The Trump effect. Many officials are still smarting from the shock 2016 election, when Donald Trump unexpectedly beat Hillary Clinton for the presidency — a political earthquake that left many top members of America’s diplomatic corps exposed as they absorbed the stunning election results in the presence of hundreds of journalists, foreign diplomats and officials who had been invited to election night parties.

“I don’t think there was appetite to watch another Trump victory,” said a senior diplomat based in Europe, adding that the 2016 embassy events had been “calamitous.”

That cringe moment was captured by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who recalled in her autobiography how she had invited all female ambassadors to the U.N. to her residence for an election night bash only to watch her dreams of America’s first woman president go up in smoke.

Similar scenes played out in embassies across Europe. In Brussels in November 2016, then-Ambassador Anthony Gardner hosted an election party in the regal U.S. Embassy on Boulevard du Régent in Brussels. Attendees entered through the foyer under a smiling portrait of then-Commander in Chief President Barack Obama.

Attendees enjoyed wine and amuse-bouches as they watched the results roll in on giant TV screens. But as it became apparent voters were breaking for Trump, the mood darkened; one woman wept quietly.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.eu ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 201611; 2016election; anthonygardner; diplomats; europe; liberaltears; politico; pollutico; samanthapower; suzannelynch; unitednations; untiednations; usdiplomats
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1 posted on 11/04/2024 6:20:51 PM PST by simpson96
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2 posted on 11/04/2024 6:23:02 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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That cringe moment was captured by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who recalled in her autobiography how she had invited all female ambassadors to the U.N. to her residence for an election night bash only to watch her dreams of America’s first woman president go up in smoke.

I didn't know about that one. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy all over again.

3 posted on 11/04/2024 6:23:36 PM PST by Billthedrill
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They must be reading our early voting threads.

Lol.


4 posted on 11/04/2024 6:24:20 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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Step one, get rid of all the pride flags in every embassy.


5 posted on 11/04/2024 6:24:50 PM PST by lurk (u)
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Western Europe knows where it can go as far as I’m concerned.


6 posted on 11/04/2024 6:25:15 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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Sort of like when Hillary had the balloons ready to release and fireworks ready
to light up the sky on election night but cancelled both. The rest is History.


7 posted on 11/04/2024 6:26:21 PM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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Remember when PIAPS cancelled the fireworks order?

Maybe she can give that phone number to kaMAla.


8 posted on 11/04/2024 6:28:52 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the felon with the pierced ear.)
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The Glass Ceiling rental place in DC is feeling very sad tonight


9 posted on 11/04/2024 6:29:15 PM PST by bigbob
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Oh dear. How sad.


10 posted on 11/04/2024 6:29:55 PM PST by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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She was also too much of a coward to actuall address her supporters and had Podesta, IIRC, go out to tell then to go home.


11 posted on 11/04/2024 6:30:24 PM PST by matt04 ( )
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To: dfwgator

Tasty tears!
Hope everyone’s thirsty tomorrow gonna be plenty to go around.


12 posted on 11/04/2024 6:30:30 PM PST by hercuroc
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Now why would they ditch their parties? The election hasn’t even occurred yet.


13 posted on 11/04/2024 6:31:41 PM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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Trump is coming. And Hell’s coming with him!


14 posted on 11/04/2024 6:32:53 PM PST by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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To: Frank Drebin

This could explain it—they know the numbers:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4275693/posts


15 posted on 11/04/2024 6:33:24 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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“I don’t think there was appetite to watch another Trump victory,” said a senior diplomat based in Europe, adding that the 2016 embassy events had been “calamitous.”

That doesn't sound like confidence in the democrat fraud machine and harris' election victory.

16 posted on 11/04/2024 6:33:53 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”)
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To: lurk

Please say that is not true? Pride flags in US Embassies???


17 posted on 11/04/2024 6:33:57 PM PST by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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Oh it’s true.


18 posted on 11/04/2024 6:35:25 PM PST by hercuroc
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I just love a happy ending


19 posted on 11/04/2024 6:36:37 PM PST by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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And then burn 🔥 those evil flags!


20 posted on 11/04/2024 6:36:55 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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