US envoy halts contacts with Poland’s top lawmaker over remarks on Trump

The US ambassador to Poland said on Thursday he was suspending all contacts with Poland’s parliamentary Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, accusing him of making “outrageous and unprovoked insults” against President Donald Trump.

Włodzimierz CzarzastyPAP/Piotr Nowak

Ambassador Tom Rose said in a post on the X platform that „effective immediately” the US embassy would „have no further dealings, contacts or communications” with Czarzasty.

Czarzasty, a left-wing politician, said earlier this week that he would not support efforts to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, arguing that the US president did not deserve the award.

Rose wrote that Czarzasty „has made himself a serious impediment” to Washington’s „excellent relations” with Poland’s government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

„We will not permit anyone to harm US-Polish relations, nor disrespect President Donald Trump, who has done so much for Poland and the Polish people,” Rose added.

The comments come as the office of Polish President Karol Nawrocki, a conservative ally of Trump, has alleged that Czarzasty may have “social and business ties” to Russia.

The presidential office said the issue would be discussed at a meeting of the National Security Council scheduled for February 11.

Czarzasty rejected the allegations on Wednesday, saying he had „nothing to reproach himself for” and that he would attend the national security meeting.

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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24.pl

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