Communists cannot help being themselves. So when we hear a statement by the Speaker of the Sejm that sounds more or less like articles from Trybuna Ludu in the communist era, it is hardly surprising that the ambassador responded so decisively, says American affairs expert Iwo Bender in a comment to the portal Niezależna.pl on the diplomatic scandal triggered by Włodzimierz Czarzasty’s public criticism of Donald Trump.
A firm response to Czarzasty’s remarks
In response to Monday’s declaration by Sejm Marshal Włodzimierz Czarzasty, in which he refused to support a motion by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Speaker of the Knesset to award the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, posted a statement on the X platform announcing that, with immediate effect, Americans would cease all contact with Czarzasty.
“Effective immediately, we will no longer maintain contacts or communicate with Sejm Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, whose outrageous and unjustified insults directed at President Trump have become a serious obstacle to our excellent relations with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his government,” the U.S. ambassador stated.
The ambassador’s sharp reaction may have been prompted not so much by the refusal to support the motion itself, but by the justification given for that decision. Czarzasty claimed, among other things, that President Trump was destabilizing the situation in the European Union, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization, “representing a policy of force and pursuing transactional politics through the use of force.”
Like communist propaganda
American affairs expert Iwo Bender, speaking to Niezależna.pl, recalled that the new U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, is “a consistent conservative and anti-communist.”
“He is also someone who believes that President Donald Trump is putting America back on the right track,” Bender noted.
“Communists simply cannot restrain themselves from being who they are. So if we have a statement by the Sejm Marshal — who holds his position at the will of Donald Tusk — that sounds more or less like articles from Trybuna Ludu in the communist era and like communist propaganda, it is hardly surprising that the ambassador responded so firmly,” Bender assessed.
He added that “communists have always been, and still are, a threat to Poland’s security — and this is no joke.”
Asked about the possible consequences of the diplomatic scandal provoked by Czarzasty, Bender acknowledged that “fortunately, the Presidential Palace is occupied by President Karol Nawrocki, who enjoys a friendship with Donald Trump.”
“And since our legislative branch and the government are unable to safeguard the interests of our country, it is very good that we have a president who is able to do so,” Iwo Bender concluded.