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riversedge

(70,359 posts)
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:32 PM Apr 2017

State Dept. wants Haley to get approval for public remarks: report

Source: The Hill




By Nikita Vladimirov - 04/27/17 10:57 PM EDT


© Greg Nash

The State Department is reportedly urging U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to get her remarks cleared with Washington before making official public statements.

According to The New York Times, an email drafted by State Department diplomats asked Haley's office to rely on pre-written “building blocks” when preparing for her remarks.

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Haley has previously maintained that she checks with the administration about her statements. She told CNN earlier this month that President Trump "has given me a lot of leeway to just say what I think and interpret what he thinks."

"It is always coordinated with the White House ... I would never go rogue, because I'm very aware of who I work for," she said. "I'm a strong voice by nature. I'm sometimes a bull in a china shop. And, you know, he allows me to do that."

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/331016-state-dept-wants-haley-to-get-approval-for-public-remarks



Tsk Tsk-can't upset Tilly.
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State Dept. wants Haley to get approval for public remarks: report (Original Post) riversedge Apr 2017 OP
Meh. She should submit a bunch of hog calls. tenorly Apr 2017 #1
As reported by "Nikita Vladimirov." yallerdawg Apr 2017 #2
!!! BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #12
It Must Be Awkward When She Goes All Anti-Russian... TomCADem Apr 2017 #3
I do not think she will last long in her position. Just a hunch but I think, some excuse riversedge Apr 2017 #4
Due to her Ambition, She Has Been Undercutting Trump TomCADem Apr 2017 #6
Good point. She could go far politically from this new position. Chemisse Apr 2017 #10
The President should get approval for public remarks CreekDog Apr 2017 #5
ROFL! mdbl Apr 2017 #11
Yeah. Just what we need as a major US voice on the world stage--a bull in a china shop. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #7
There's STILL a State Department ??? OnDoutside Apr 2017 #8
An impossible job...... SergeStorms Apr 2017 #9

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
3. It Must Be Awkward When She Goes All Anti-Russian...
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:54 PM
Apr 2017

...in order to protect her political future, which undermines Trump and Tillerson's efforts to work out a waiver for Exxon to drill in Russia.

riversedge

(70,359 posts)
4. I do not think she will last long in her position. Just a hunch but I think, some excuse
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 12:18 AM
Apr 2017

will be made up and she will step aside.

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
6. Due to her Ambition, She Has Been Undercutting Trump
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 12:38 AM
Apr 2017

She really has nothing to lose, because if she starts toeing the line on Trump/Tillerson's Exxon/Russia deal, then her political future is toast.

Chemisse

(30,817 posts)
10. Good point. She could go far politically from this new position.
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 05:11 AM
Apr 2017

But only if she is seen as an independent voice, and not if she is lassoed to the Trump disaster.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
9. An impossible job......
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 04:13 AM
Apr 2017

President Trump "has given me a lot of leeway to just say what I think and interpret what he thinks."

Interpret what HE THINKS!

I wish her the best of luck, since Trump himself doesn't know what he thinks. It hasn't been verified that he even THINKS at all. Judging by the nonsensical, repetitive mumbling that often cascades from his mouth, there is no "interpretation" that could be translated into the English language. Her job is next to impossible. If she gets TOO good at explaining what Trump supposedly means, she'll be looking for another job PDQ. Trump doesn't like people that can explain him.

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