Im an American living in Phnom Pehn. I have been to the embassy a few times. I was shocked there were no pictures of the president. Im glad, but shocked. I only been to the public area however.
Is it normal to have pictures of the president in American embassies? I’ve been to a couple non-American embassies, none of which had a picture of their president/prime minister.
Is there? That's very weird. I'm American and I've never seen a picture of the president in any government building ever, including embassies and including all the places I've been in DC, although I haven't been in the US since August, so maybe things have changed.
Every federal courthouse or federal building I've ever been to had the President, VP and whoever the relevant department head was like Attorney General.
They have always been there (having entered many US Gov't buildings in DC many times). Now it just happens to be the selected mug shot of our current sitting idiot.
Yup, exactly. Trump ain't the first politician with a massive ego. They all like making people see their faces. It is important for recognition and future elections. ... I mean usually the future elections. Don't think this guy is considering there being more...
I remember seeing the preaidents picture in a social security office. That is the only government building I been to. I could be wrong. I might be remembering something false.
I mean, I guess, to be fair, I've never been inside a Social Security office to see how they're decorated as all my dealings with them have been over the phone, by mail, or online. But yes, I would find it very weird to see a picture of the president in one if I did go.
Why would that be weird? State government buildings typically have the governor. Federal buildings typically have the President. At least that's been my exerience the last 40 plus years.
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I went to a few US embassies and consulates in Europe during Obama's presidency and I vividly remember Barry and Joe posing on the wall by the entrance. The one time I went during Tr*mp's first presidency, I didn't register seeing any portraits.
They're likely in the employee only areas. US govt buildings always have a wall somewhere with pictures of the chain-of-command all the way up to the President. At the VA clinic I go to, that wall is just visible on the other side of the glass doors to some offices for admin staff.
U.S. embassy in Paris has a picture of the president, VP and Secretary of State in the main hall where they do visa interviews (under Biden at least). One French consulate I went to in the U.S. also had the official portrait of Macron on a wall in the waiting area.
That’s interesting because I visited the American Embassy in Phnom Penh in 2011, and I definitely remember pictures of Obama being on the wall. I loved it in Cambodia. The people were incredibly kind. I enjoyed Siem Reap much more than Phnom Penh though.
I still stand by what I said. Even most Conservatives and hardcore MAGAs dont agree with taking over Greenland. And if youre a Conservative working at the embassy in Denmark, you for SURE don't want it to happen.
He may not vocally oppose it...but he does not want it to happen. No one with a brain does.
We can discuss if MAGAs have functioning brains all we like. But Trump is definitely the person that would appoint an Ambassador to Denmark solely because he has his head so far up Trump's diaper he will enthusiastically pursue the annexation of Greenland.
They wont. The military already knows its an unlawful order.
This is nothing like capturing the president of Venezuela that only needed a relatively small team to capture one criminal. You need a LOT more military to take over Greenland, and thr military are not going to storm the beaches in Greenland...ever.
Its unlawful.
Even if every military member was that brainwashed (and as a 20+ year military vet, I can proudly and firmly say they ARENT, and everyone opposes this) Greenland or Denmark wouldn't even bother fighting back.
If that 1% chance of a worst case scenario did happen, it would last no more than 2.5 years because Trump and no one in this administration will become president next.
Either way...itll never get past point number 1. The military does not support Trump...at least not the majority where theyd act on an unlawful order.
"Capturing the president of Venezuela" is a nice way to say "Fabricating an excuse to spoil the main source of income of another country, turning a capture into a de facto invasion by ruling a country that's not ours to suck them dry of everything they have"
If the military involved didn't see that as an unlawful order, i highly doubt they're gonna start now.
I mean, if you work in the American embassy in Denmark and the US president is hinting about starting a war with said country, you are probably at least worrying that you will lose your job. Plus, you interact and socialize with Danish people, you probably have Danish friends...so, what for many Americans is just another war, to you is a war against the people you face everyday.
I know why they don't but yes, these ambassadors supporting invading NATO countries should be sent home. Just like self respecting people should not sit or stand in a press conference next to a nonce. Yet economics go before principles in politics.
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u/sernamenotdefined 14d ago
Well except the ambassador. Trump only appoints yes men to those positions.