Posted on 09/02/2020 3:03:49 AM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) requested Monday that the White House withdraw its nomination for the ambassador of Germany over his past inflammatory comments.
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for Col. Douglas Macgregor’s nomination to be removed in a letter to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, which was obtained by CNN.
Menendez pointed to a “catalogue of disturbing statements” from Macgregor, saying it showed he "is not suited to serve in any position in the United States government, particularly a diplomatic post."
"It would be a disservice to the nation and U.S. security interests to have Col. Macgregor represent the United States abroad," the senator wrote in the letter, according to CNN. "I therefore call upon the Administration to withdraw this nomination immediately."
The retired Army colonel has a history of controversial statements, including warning against the so-called Islamization of Europe and calling for deadly force against people at the U.S.-Mexico border, CNN’s KFile reported earlier this month.
Macgregor has alleged that Muslim migrants in Europe have “the goal of eventually turning Europe into an Islamic state” and slammed Germany for providing “millions of unwanted Muslim invaders” welfare benefits.
He also accused Mexican cartels of "driving millions of Mexicans with no education, no skills and the wrong culture into the United States, placing them essentially as wards of the American people,” adding that authorities should “shoot people” at the border if necessary.
Menendez pointed to these instances in his letter, saying Macgregor would do “irreparable harm in Berlin and to the reputation of the United States.”
The senator’s letter was first reported by Foreign Policy.
White House spokesperson Judd Deere told The Hill in a statement that Macgregor "is enormously qualified to serve as the United States Ambassador to Germany."
"He is an expert in German history and language, lived in Germany when he was a student and a cadet, and served in West Germany during the Cold War," Deere said. "While the Swamp may feel threatened by President Trump's nominee, who believes strongly in putting America first, the White House wants to see this critical diplomatic post filled without delay."
Trump announced he planned to nominate Macgregor, a frequent guest on Fox News, in July. The president is seeking to have the retired Army colonel replace former Ambassador Richard Grenell, who left the position in June.
Sadly I predict he will not get confirmed if the Dems are against it because someone like Romney and other minions of the military industry complex will not vote for him.
I hope I'm wrong. He is an outstanding individual.
Doesn’t Martinez have an underaged girl to molest?
Menedez should have been thrown out a long time ago, he is not fit to hold office
If Angela “Big in the Bumdestag” Merkel doesn’t like the guy, I’m all for him.
Sounds like Macgregor has a good head on his shoulders.
Note to Menendez: If this nomination goes down, I think Trump supporters should flood social media with pics of a certain British tabloid cover from 2006...
Inflammatory doesn’t means it’s not true.
But it was just fine & dandy for Obama to appoint Caroline Kennedy — a slow-thinking doofus with no visible qualifications — as ambassador to Japan?
In a JUST world, Menendez would be in PRISON.
WHAT would that be?
In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Sounds like an excellent candidate to me!
Not if like I said Romney and a few others vote against him..
Should he say, “I’m all for the Islamicization of Europe, and let all of South and Central America in. Heck, I’ll learn Spanish and let them take all my kids for sex slaves. Oh, and Trump is Hitler”? Apologies sometimes help, especially if you talk trash about POTUS.
“The alleged penchant of Menendez for underage prostitutes was described by one of the hookers in the Daily Mail and described activities more heinous than signing a teenager’s yearbook...”
“Menendez is on trial for corruption — the first sitting senator in a decade to be prosecuted on corruption charges. At the heart of the case is whether he accepted money and trips from his close friend, West Palm Beach ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, M.D., in exchange for using his position as a U.S. senator to help Melgen.”
But that was different. Obama was pulling from the bottom of the barrel. Trump picks from the top. Menendez wants a return to the Obama selection process.
Given his past, the Senator should adhere to the old adage “people in glass houses......”
“Macgregor has alleged that Muslim migrants in Europe have “the goal of eventually turning Europe into an Islamic state” and slammed Germany for providing “millions of unwanted Muslim invaders” welfare benefits.”
Macgregor is exactly the man we need. And more like him.
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