Well, !@#$ that! Send him home! New US ambassador would like chance to work on New Zealand's nuclear policy | RNZ:

The new United States ambassador says it is not for him to change New Zealand laws, but he would like the opportunity to work on the country's nuclear policy.

Jared Novelly said he had not seen any appetite for change in the little time he had been here but he would love to see nuclear ships in New Zealand waters. …

He also described his desire to see US warships in New Zealand waters …

@Miraz Ugh! Sorry you have to put up with this rubbish.

@canion I was really shocked to read his comments. Later in the article it points out he’s a trumpist — of course!

@lmika The very suggestion of an agent of any foreign power having input into our policy! Let alone an agent of the currently extraordinarily corrupt US government…

@Miraz A periodic reminder that there are something like 250 million Americans who didn’t vote for Trump (he got something like 77 million votes in 2024), many of them conservatives who recognize him as a narcissistic pseudo-populist con man.

@ReaderJohn Oh, I’m really clear that American people are a different thing from the administration. 😁

@Miraz Thank you. 🙏 We are legion. I hope we are given the chance to show that in a few months.

@ddykstal I hope that too. 😁 We have our own problems here with right extremists promoting dumb policies, of course.