Trump’s ambassador to Germany is sabotaging the Atlantic alliance

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Opinion | Trump’s ambassador to Germany is sabotaging the Atlantic alliance
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Imagine this scenario: A new Chinese ambassador is sent to Washington. Brash and arrogant, he comes from the extreme Maoist wing of the Chinese communist party. A month after his arrival, he gives an interview to the People’s Daily, noting with satisfaction the rise of the far left in Western politics.

“There are a lot of Marxists throughout the West who have contacted me to say they are feeling there is a resurgence going on,” he says, adding that he hopes, in his new position, to be able to “empower” far-left parties. Mentioning that he admires Jeremy Corbyn, the far-left British Labour Party leader, he continues: “I think there is a groundswell of Marxist policies that are taking hold because of the failed policies of American capitalism.”

Imagine the reaction.

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