If there’s one thing conservatives really understand these days, it’s how to whine about having to work. At all. And getting taxpayer funded health insurance while working to take affordable insurance away from the people who pay you.
So it’s not a surprise that Donald Trump’s UN Ambassador Nikki Haley whined about working on July 4th on Twitter, going so far as to apparently jokingly add thanks to North Korea. Because nothing says ha-ha to a Trump official like North Korea state media bragging about intercontinental ballistic missiles reaching the US mainland.
Spending my 4th in meetings all day. #ThanksNorthKorea
— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) July 4, 2017
People were not amused. From pointing out that the troops work on holidays to the fact that July 4th is not an international holiday to wondering why so many Trump administration officials whine about doing their jobs, it got real.
While I appreciate your service to our nation, perhaps you should be thanking the nearly 200,000 US troops serving overseas on #FourthOfJuly
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) July 4, 2017
Not to mention those protecting our homeland, including the police officers, firefighters, and other first responders keeping us safe today.
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) July 4, 2017
Uhm. You know that the 4th of July isn't an international holiday, right?
— Kelly Scaletta (@KellyScaletta) July 4, 2017
What job did you think you were signing up for, exactly?
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) July 4, 2017
. Kudos. Spending a holiday working for American security is unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/QpqERnnd0i
— Jake Query (@jakequery) July 4, 2017
I spent July 4th 2003 on walking patrol in Tikrit, Iraq you got it easy. Might want to think before you tweet
— Brandon Neely (@BrandonTXNeely) July 5, 2017
It's your job. Deal with it. Is there a single Trump official who doesn't whine?
— Anita Creamer (@AnitaCreamer) July 4, 2017
You're a public servant. How about all the military that are working endlessly to protect us? Your tweet is pathetic.
— Fred Sablan (@Fredsablan) July 4, 2017
Here's a description of your job in the event you are unaware of what it entails https://t.co/GIMiePH1Xj
— Jason Leopold (@JasonLeopold) July 4, 2017
A quick basic job description from the article Jason Leopold pointed to:
The U.S. mission to the United Nations was formally established on April 28, 1947. The United States has its own representative with the title of ambassador. An ambassador is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign country or government, or in the case of the United Nations, an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country.
What does the United States ambassador to the United Nations do?Simply put, U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations — or “permanent representatives,” as they are called — represent U.S. interests. The No. 1 duty is to keep the U.S. State Department informed of events at the United Nations. The ambassador then makes recommendations to the State Department and the president as to what course of action the United States should pursue.
And finally:
It. Is. Your. Fucking. Job. #livesatstakeandshemakesdumbtweet #trumpeffect https://t.co/R6Vs9BSUEf
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) July 5, 2017
North Korea spent our Independence Day celebrating the launch of Pyongyang’s first intercontinental ballistic missile, which state media said was powerful enough to reach the US mainland.
Naturally, a “diplomat” would react to this ongoing escalation by making a really bad “joke” on Twitter, and showing how butt hurt they are to be working on July 4th, which was the point for North Korea.
Trump’s undignified and mean use of Twitter is trickling down. Now our UN Ambassador is complaining about working on Independence Day, in public, while making light of an escalating situation. In case anyone is wondering, this is not normal, it’s not how dignified officials behave in public, and it should be embarrassing.
But of course, there is nothing that embarrasses conservatives anymore. Whining about working while justifying Trump giving our national security secrets to Russia is what they do.
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