A New Zealand diplomat who tried to infer that President Donald Trump was guilty of appeasement in the style of a British leader who gave way to Adolf Hitler has paid the price for his comment.
New Zealand High Commissioner Phil Goff, who was his country’s top diplomat in Great Britain, was fired, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said, according to the BBC.
During a Tuesday event in London, Goff linked Trump with the 1938 Munich Agreement, through which British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain acquiesced to Nazi Germany’s annexation of part of Czechoslovakia.
Phil Goff, who was serving as high commissioner to the UK, seemingly tried to compare Winston Churchill’s handling of Nazi Germany to Trump’s approach to Russia. #zelena pic.twitter.com/WwzCUBSLRg
Trending: Report: ’80s Rocker’s Fiancee Plunges from Cruise Ship After ‘Heated Argument’
— John
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!