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Coverage dated March 5, 2025

New Zealand's top envoy to Britain fired after questioning Trump's grasp of history

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New Zealand dismissed its High Commissioner to Britain on Thursday after he likened a U.S.-led initiative to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict appeasement and questioned President Trump's understanding of history.

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  1. Fox News

    Top New Zealand diplomat fired for what he said about Trump (opens Fox News)

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    Phil Goff, who has served as New Zealand's high commissioner to the U.K., made comments at an event comparing Winston Churchill's handling of Nazi Germany to Trump's approach to Putin.

  2. CNN

    New Zealand envoy to the UK fired for questioning Trump’s knowledge of history (opens CNN)

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    New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK has been fired after questioning US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history at an event in London.

  3. UPI

    New Zealand's top envoy to Britain fired after questioning Trump's grasp of history (opens UPI)

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    New Zealand dismissed its High Commissioner to Britain on Thursday after he likened a U.S.-led initiative to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict appeasement and questioned President Trump's understanding of history.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    New Zealand's most senior diplomat in London loses job over Trump remarks (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Phil Goff, who is New Zealand's High Commissioner to the U.K., made the comments at an event in London on Tuesday.

  5. New York Post

    Top New Zealand envoy to London Phil Goff loses job over ‘disappointing’ remarks about Trump: ‘Untenable’ (opens New York Post)

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    New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the UK lost his job over remarks he made about President Donald Trump.

  6. Newsweek

    Diplomat fired after Trump question: "Untenable" (opens Newsweek)

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    Remarks Phil Goff, New Zealand's high commissioner to the U.K., made about the U.S. president were seen as a breach of protocol.

  7. Digital Journal

    New Zealand to sack senior diplomat after Trump jibe (opens Digital Journal)

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    New Zealand will sack its top diplomat in London after he made a "deeply disappointing" remark questioning Donald Trump's grasp of history, the foreign

  8. CBS News

    New Zealand fires top diplomat in London for questioning Trump (opens CBS News)

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    New Zealand sacked its High Commissioner to the U.K. Phil Goff after he wondered aloud whether President Trump "really understands" the history leading up to the second world war.

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