Woody Johnson Was a Loyal Trump Supporter in 2016. As an Ambassador, He May Be Too Loyal.


By BY MARK LANDLER, LARA JAKES AND MAGGIE HABERMAN
World
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In the view of some American diplomats, Mr. Johnson’s willingness to carry out President Trump’s request to seek the British government’s help in moving the British Open to his golf resort in Scotland was only the latest example of the envoy’s poor judgment.
New York Times
United States International Relations, Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates, Ethics and Official Misconduct, British Open (Golf), United States Politics and Government
July 24, 2020 at 11:19PM

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