We don't care if they like him. It doesn't matter if he's not effective because of it. We only care that he continue to spread our right-wing, white supremacist agenda throughout Europe. Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka can't do it all on their own.Wolfgang Kubicki, deputy chairman of [Germany's] Free Democratic Party, said Grenell repeatedly "interfering" with Germany's sovereignty should be enough for Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to remove him, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported.
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Kubicki's comments come after Grenell called Germany's spending on NATO insufficient earlier Tuesday.
Grenell has been a controversial figure in Germany. He was previously criticized for demanding that Berlin stop the creation of Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, and threatening firms involved in the project with sanctions.
He also found himself at the center of a firestorm after giving an interview to right-leaning Breitbart News in June 2018, in which he said he wanted to “empower other conservatives throughout Europe.”
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[A] top lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said he was at risk of becoming a “highly ineffective” envoy and a cadre of left-leaning politicians demanded that his credentials be withdrawn.
Carsten Schneider, caucus manager of the Social Democrats within the Parliament, called the ambassador a "complete diplomatic failure."
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A spokesperson for the State Department told The Hill that German politicians are free to express their opinions about Grenell.
“Germany, like the United States, is a free country with a free press. Politicians, pundits, and the media are entitled to share their opinions as part of the political process. That is one of the fantastic and unifying qualities of U.S. and German society,” they said.
“Ambassador Grenell is the president’s personal representative to Germany. He’s there to represent the United States.”
The Hill
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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