Shadow Envoy or Rogue Diplomacy?
Richard Grenell is not a George Logan. Even if he was, shadow diplomacy is still unacceptable.
Donald Trump keeps talking about his "Envoy Ambassador." Somebody should tell him that he is no longer president. Former presidents do not have envoys or ambassadors. Trump is of course referring to Richard Grenell, former Ambassador to Germany and former Acting Director of National Intelligence.
Grenell's in your face brand of diplomacy ruffled more than a few feathers when he was actually a diplomat. He was accused of violating Article 41 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. In 2018 he told Breitbart News, "I absolutely want to empower other conservatives throughout Europe, other leaders." Calls were made for his dismissal.
He is still showing up in different parts of the world supporting right wing autocrats. Last year an anti corruption president was elected in Guatemala. Grenell lent his support to a right wing lawsuit to block the newly elected president from taking office.
Grenell opposed Sweden becoming a member of Nato and tried to broker a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump. Amid security concerns, Trump decided against the meeting. In November of 2021 he criticized U. S. diplomacy in the Balkans while visiting there.
According to the Washington Post, "On his repeated trips to Kosovo and Serbia, he has used his stature in the region to boost Trump’s allies, to denigrate Biden’s efforts at negotiating a new peace deal, and to push for private developments."
There is only one President of the United States at a time. That office is currently held by Joe Biden. Donald Trump has no official capacity. None whatsoever. For him to have a "shadow envoy" acting against the policies of the current administration is a national security risk. Nobody who is grasping at relevance and power this desperately can be trusted to run the Oval Office. Joe Biden supports this democratic republic. Donald Trump supports the interests of Donald Trump.
Notes:
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-richard-grenell-representative-212550462.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/05/richard-grenell-trump-far-right-foreign-policy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/28/richard-grenell-trump-envoy-serbia-guatemala/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/28/2232075/-Trump-s-pretending-to-be-president-with-an-envoy-and-everything
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-08/trump-s-foreign-envoy-richard-grenell-is-ready-to-sow-international-chaos