Trump’s ambassadors are the least qualified in 40 years — but gave record amounts of money to Trump: report
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It is a time-honored tradition for presidents in both parties to give at least some ambassadorial positions to friends and political donors, over people who have actual qualifications or experience. But President Donald Trump has taken the practice to a new extreme.
According to a paper recently published in the Duke Law Journal, less than 59 percent of ambassadorial appointees under Trump have experience as foreign service officers — none of the last five presidents, going back to 1981, dipped lower than 68 percent. Trump’s ambassadors also are the least likely since the Reagan administration to know their host country’s language (55.2 percent), and the least likely since the Clinton administration to have any professional experience with their host country at all (41.4 percent).
What Trump’s ambassadors do seem to have are deep pockets. The same study found that people appointed as U.S. ambassadors under Trump contributed a combined $96,900 to the president’s election campaign. For perspective, the total amount contributed to the campaigns Reagan, both Bushes, Clinton, and Obama by all of their respective ambassadors combined adds up to about $99,100
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Is this implying that Trump sells embassies?
Oh! I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you...
Amb ass adorship I Am talking adoring worship, of an ass,
easily
obtained via the cash.
Government, discounted and for sale for profit, from the Cheating, Lying, Racist POS POTUS
Pay to play.
What makes you think this is any different from anything every other President has done in the last four decades or more?
It isn't except that most other ambassadors were at least intelligent and qualified
Did you read the seed?
Trump's ambassadors are historically unqualified.
Trump's ambassadors are historically high campaign contributors.
Do you perhaps maybe see a connection between these two facts?
Subjective and opinion only....as was the author's article.
No. The article gave factual proof. Apparently, you didn't read it.
The Trump's inability to choose qualified people?
This is easily explained. The Trump does not understand quality or qualification.
The Trump also dwells beneath the lowest bar so thusly it would be from beneath that bar him for him to choose anything.
At least it is cleared up that the Trump never hit Melania. That is a plus I imagine.
In addition to Trump's absolute choice of personal loyalty over competence, there's the considerable problem that no one will even a shred of honor would work for Trump.