Overview
- U.S. Ambassador Tom Rose said Washington will have no further dealings with Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, citing “outrageous and unprovoked” insults of President Trump.
- The move followed Czarzasty’s refusal to support parliamentary efforts to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and his criticism of Trump’s tariffs, NATO remarks and approach to international bodies.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly told Rose that allies should respect rather than lecture each other, prompting a pointed reply in which the ambassador praised Tusk but denounced Czarzasty.
- In a now‑deleted online retort, Rose wrote “Should we take all our soldiers and equipment with us?”, a remark that fueled concern over U.S.–Poland security coordination.
- Czarzasty said he regrets the ambassador’s decision but will not retract his stance, as Poland’s opposition presses old allegations against him and some U.S. lawmakers call for a new ambassador, with no immediate clarification from the State Department.