New Zealand fires UK envoy Phil Goff over Trump comments

New Zealand Diplomat In U.K. Loses Job Over Trump Comments

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s most senior envoy to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about U.S. President Donald Trump at an event in London this week, New Zealand ‘s foreign minister said Thursday. Phil Goff, who is New Zealand’s high commissioner to the U.K., made the comments at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in London on Tuesday. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Goff asked…

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A senior diplomat's mockery of President Trump has cost him his job, revealing the unexpected global impact of the "Trump Effect." Discover how a simple comment led to a diplomatic shakeup that no one saw coming!

New Zealand’s Most Senior Diplomat Fired Over Trump Comment - News Addicts

Phil Goff, New Zealand’s high commissioner to the U.K. and his country’s most senior diplomat in London, was fired for comments mocking President Donald Trump at a London think tank event at Chatham House. During remarks, he shared Winston Churchill’s speech from 1938 in which the British powerhouse blasted then-Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his […] The post New Zealand’s Most Senior Diplomat Fired Over Trump Comment appeared first on N…

JUST IN: Senior Diplomat FIRED For Mocking President Trump

President Trump’s victory last November is still sending out shockwaves, affecting the political landscape far and wide. And that’s not generally a bad thing. One specific alteration on the diplomatic landscape began, initially, in the form of a literal change to the White House décor. But the impact of that simple decision would cause reverberations impacting multiple governments. Here’s how it began: On day one of his new term, the bust of Win…

New Zealand's Most Senior Diplomat in the UK Ousted After Mocking President Trump

New Zealand's high commissioner to the UK faces dismissal after controversial remarks likening President Trump's foreign policy to Churchill's wartime strategies. The incident raises questions about diplomatic decorum in today’s political climate.

How Phil Goff was undone by one undiplomatic remark

The former Auckland mayor’s momentary lapse in judgement has cost him his diplomatic career, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Peters moves fast after comment comes to light It was only a brief question during a post-talk Q&A. In fact, as one Alex Braae, late of this parish, observed on X, Phil Goff was actually doing “more of a comment than a question”, th…