The Squad is triggered over Biden’s pick of U.S. ambassador to Japan – IOTW Report

The Squad is triggered over Biden’s pick of U.S. ambassador to Japan

DefConNews: Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel established the democratic party creed: “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste” but now he’s creating a crisis within his own party. Several members of AOC’s Squad are pissed that Biden has picked Obama’s former chief of staff to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan. In case you haven’t already guessed, yes, this is about race.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

President Joe Biden tapped Rahm Emanuel to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan on Friday, adding if confirmed a new chapter for a man who’s been a two-term Chicago mayor, congressman and chief of staff to a president.

Progressives mounted a drive to block the nomination of Emanuel, who was former President Barack Obama’s first chief of staff and a senior adviser to former President Bill Clinton.

However, his long-time relationship with Biden, who was Obama’s vice president, and his closeness to three of his highest-level aides – Ron Klain, Steve Ricchetti and Bruce Reed – cleared the way for his comeback into public life.

Neither a Japan expert nor a career diplomat, Emanuel would be a high-profile ambassador, his closeness to Biden and other crucial West Wing figures a visible sign of the importance of Japan, a strong U.S. ally.

That was some nice spin by the Sun-Times to turn the fact that Emanuel is completely unqualified into a net-positive, wasn’t it? more here

9 Comments on The Squad is triggered over Biden’s pick of U.S. ambassador to Japan

  1. “pissed that Biden has picked Obama’s former chief of staff to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan”

    The only thing Biden has picked lately, he ate. This is an Obama/Jarett pick.

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  2. Not a popular opinion, I know, but I’m honestly okay with Ambassadors being totally unfamiliar, unrelated and thus unqualified to be an Ambassador to a country. All that should mean there is less risk for them to become corrupt. It could still happen, I understand, yet less reason to. Open to being educated on this topic!

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