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The US ambassador to Panama has resigned.
Reuters snaps on the resignation of the US ambassador to Panama 'on principle,' with an excerpt of his letter http://pic.twitter.com/bQZUQbxfhP
— Alan Yuhas (@AlanYuhas) January 12, 2018
The Ambassador is a career foreign service officer named John Feeley. Feeley was appointed by Obama in 2015 and had stayed on in the new administration. I don’t know anything about the guy beyond his bio. And I don’t have a problem with his resignation letter. He did the honorable thing. Neither is this very important. Panama is not a huge priority and the graveyards are full of indispensable men.
This is how MSNBC reported it
Then AP’s diplomatic correspondent weighed in:
FYI – The resignation occurred prior to the comments. https://t.co/QuPKMOxQgB
— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) January 12, 2018
In fact, the Ambassador resigned in December:
All: I have deleted tweet below because of an error. Resignation was Dec. 27, 2017, not 2016.
Apologies for confusion. http://pic.twitter.com/Y6lYsJc1vz— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) January 12, 2018
And the epic walk-back:
I deleted an earlier tweet about Ambassador Feeley's resignation over concerns the phrasing was misleading. Feeley resigned December 27th, according to the State Dept. In the resignation letter read to @reuters, he cited political conflict with the current president's policies.
— Mary Emily O’Hara (@MaryEmilyOHara) January 12, 2018
Concerned it was misleading? Really? It was false on its face.
None of this matters. Because this is journalistic standard:
Michael Wolff to MSNBC anchor on his book: “If it rings true, it is true” https://t.co/ArHjUFExHF http://pic.twitter.com/TTvNOEUy4z
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 8, 2018
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