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@dyckron Want doesn’t *get*. #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador

@SuneAuken @Kristian_Kiehling We’ve had ringside seats for #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador being not a bug in US diplomacy, but a feature.

William Hamilton Jan 26

Your daily reminder that #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador isn’t a bug in American diplomacy — it’s a *feature*.

US ambassador Pete Hoekstra makes veiled threats to rewrite the NORAD treaty and violate Canadian airspace with more F-35 sorties if the Royal Canadian Air Force chooses to fly the Gripen. Not in the same breath, but close — “That’s crazy. We’re not a threat.”

(The word from Denmark? Don’t buy the F-35. It’s a lemon.)

#CanPoli #USPoli #ElbowsUp #Never51

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/norad-canada-us-f35-9.7059800

ANALYSIS | NORAD would be 'altered' if Canada doesn’t buy F-35 jets, warns U.S. ambassador | CBC News

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.

CBC

William Hamilton Jan 16

Pete Hoesktra, everyone — #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador yet again. This guy cannot be declared *persona non grata* soon enough.

#CanPoli #USPoli #ElbowsUp #Never51

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/we-do-not-need-canada-us-ambassador-discusses-relations-between-countries/

‘We do not need Canada,’ says U.S. Ambassador during Montreal visit

The U.S. ambassador to Canada, Peter Hoekstra, repeated during his stop in Montreal on Wednesday, President Donald Trump's claim that the United States doesn't need Canada.

CTVNews

William Hamilton Jan 15

Your daily reminder that #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador isn’t a bug in American diplomacy; it’s a *feature*.

#USPoli #Iceland #NoReally

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/anger-iceland-incoming-us-ambassador-52nd-state-joke

Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador’s ‘52nd state’ joke

Thousands sign petition calling on Iceland’s foreign minister to reject Trump ally Billy Long’s nomination

The Guardian

William Hamilton Oct 29

If Pete Hoekstra is trying to have himself declared *persona non grata* in Canada, why should we not oblige him? #CanPoli #USPoli #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ambassador-hoekstra-rant-9.6957854

U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News

The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News

CBC

William Hamilton Sep 25

Another day, another reminder that #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador isn’t a bug in American diplomacy — it’s a feature.

“Nice airport customs pre-clearance you’ve got there, Canada. Be a shame if something happened to it.”
— U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra

#CanPoli #USPoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/us-ambassador-airport-pre-clearance-1.7644088

U.S. ambassador says Washington has to 'take a look' at airport pre-clearance, citing drop in Canadian tourism | CBC News

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Washington may need to reassess airport pre-clearance as part of an at-times tense exchange during a forum with Canadian business leaders in Banff, Alta., on Thursday.

CBC

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William Hamilton Sep 22

@dyckron #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador isn’t a bug in American diplomacy — it’s a feature.

William Hamilton Sep 21

U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra “is the person you send to a country to alienate it. He is a person who obviously has no interest in maintaining really decent U.S.-Canadian relations.”
— Stephen Marche

#CanPoli #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-ambassador-anti-americanism-pushback-canada-1.7639396

Canadian politicians, experts push back against U.S. ambassador's anti-Americanism concerns | CBC News

Canadian politicians and experts are pushing back against U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra’s frustration over the anti-American sentiment he’s seen in Canada after U.S. President Donald Trump hit the world with tariffs.

CBC

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William Hamilton Sep 19, 2025

@alan @chris
Ahem:

“Think about the cigarette you’ll be able to enjoy after achieving what so many people thought was anatomically impossible.”

#PuttingTheAssInAmbassador #GoToHellAndEnjoyTheTrip