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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:13 PM Mar 2019

We used to laugh at North Korea because of the tantrum throwing little child running their country

now the entire planet laughs at us because of the diaper wearing cry baby we have running our country.

State Dept. cancels award for journalist who criticized Trump: report

A Finnish journalist says the U.S. State Department rescinded a journalism award to her because she criticized the Trump administration.

Foreign Policy magazine reported Thursday that Jessikka Aro was initially notified by the State Department that she would be receiving the International Women of Courage Award, but that those plans were later scrapped due to what an agency spokesperson called a "regrettable error."

“We regret this error. We admire Ms. Aro’s achievements as a journalist, which were the basis of U.S. Embassy Helsinki’s nomination,” a spokesperson told the magazine.

But an unnamed State Department official familiar with the discussions told Foreign Policy that Aro's award was rescinded over her past criticism of President Trump.


https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433025-state-dept-cancels-award-for-journalist-who-criticized-trump-report

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