'Fake news' blunder from US envoy to the Netherlands - BBC News
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- Опубликовано: 22 дек 2017
- The new US ambassador to the Netherlands, Pete Hoekstra, has denied he had ever said there were "no-go zones" in the Netherlands, calling it "fake news".
He was being quizzed about comments he had made about Islamic extremism in the country.
But Dutch journalist Wouter Zwart showed him a clip of the comments from 2015.
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I like how the journalist FROM THE NETHERLANDS looks back at the cameraman like “am I not understanding this man’s English? Am I in some type of alternate reality?”
I would have turn off the camera and went into playback mode and forced him to watch himself saying it. It's one thing to disagree, but when you can't be part of conversation because you are that strong of a liar or have that bad of memory or are that careless or are that willfully ignorant, no progress can be made.
The Dutch journalist is not the one who has trouble understanding the English language.
He was actually looking at his cameraguy, it's a typical Dutch look saying "You got that, right?"
This was all over the news in the Netherlands. It was from the NOS news. Basicly the primary tv news channel. So atleast half of the nation saw this live. And the rest heard it on social media. The usa was the laughing stock of the week. We called him little thrump.
Wellll, I spent 3 years in the Netherlands and got in trouble with the many no go zones, except that the more common word for it is "bike lane" ..... some Dutch do pedal err very enthusiastically :p
Niet op het fietspad lopen!
Bwahahahaha 🤣
Real News!
GODVERDOMME VAN HET FIETSPAD AF
Best comment i've seen in a while🤣 it's funny because its true 😁
Im from the netherlands and there are not any No go zones. Politicians dont need a lot of security here. The prime minister even uses a bike to go to work.
Maarten van Orden because they don't threaten the new comers, on the other hand there is that Geert lad you know that distinctively coiffured chap who said a few true things about Islam and now has 24hr security. I'm not even Dutch but even I can tell that you are delusional
Except for right wing politicians...
Maarten van Orden which bubble have you been living in? You must be the typical D66 voter
Maarten van Orden which bubble have you been living in? You must be the typical D66 voter.
I don't think anyone believed him.
"wasnt me" , but i have you on video ", "wasnt me " LMAO
If shaggy ran a political party
Yup. The guy was like: is this guy serieusly?
It made him the laughing stock of the nation for atleast a week if not longer. We couldnt take serieus anymore.
Being on camera claiming something is fake news, then moments later, still on camera, claiming you never claimed it was fake news... That's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for him.
Oh man, he's right. It's a warzone down here!!!
I have to fight at least 10 people to get my grocery 😂😂😂
Smokin aces zaandam in a nutshell
Smokin aces lol good one
Same in Birmingham. I almost get killed every time I go to the Apple store. Very courageous for them to open when even the police stays out.
You're being replaced in your own homeland by non-natives with no letting up, hypothetical or not, you will be living in a war zone soon, that is no doubt.
gladifly where in the Netherlands do you live?
"The best people"
Chris Wheatley lol. What he meant was the very best people at lying or selective memory -"Believe me". Lol.
"Very fine people"! lol
As an American with this administration the shame and embarrassment is endless. Please pray for my misguided country. It is a sad mess.
Julie Ake It isn't. They lowered our taxes, which has spurred more promises for investments and caused many corporations to increase bonuses/ wages. The EU got mad because they believe that lower taxes in the US are against "global rules," since we are once again competitive when it comes to attracting corporate HQs. Although fiscal policies are typically lagging, as they give results years after legislation is passed due to sticky wages (contracts), sticky prices, etc. It takes businesses longer to react to new legislation, although the lowering of the tax rates has so far had an instantaneous effect. Our economy is also growing, although this could arguably be attributed to both Obama and Trump (lower taxes have spurred more development/ investment into the US).
Clearly a Trump man!
I finally get it. They aren't stupid. They're just really really really REALLY ambitious. They think they can gaslight the entire world.
This video teaches you the meaning of word "embarrassing"
he is an ambassador: ambarrasing
What a fool.
This goes beyond politics - If you're gonna say words, be responsible and own up to them. -_-
Liar Liar Pants On Fire......it's so oddvious, he is even smirking
stefanos2691, That must have been the politician he claimed the Muslims set on fire in 2015.
This is afwul seeing that I am from the Netherlands it's quite troubeling that this guy is the US ambassador
That was easy.... all you have to do to win an argument over a Trump supporter is quote him, because everything he spews out is either contradictory to the real world or his own opinion....
This man is the pinnacle of advocacy for free speech. I'd rather be able to see the rotten apple than have it hidden under the pile to spoil the rest.
OutOfNamesToChoose, haha. Nothing about this advocates free speech. Hoekstra made claims of actual events, he did not offer them as opinion, nor would his opinion of events that never happened be valid. It's one thing to allow a town-idiot to spout his skewed perception of reality at the local pub, but we're talking about an appointed diplomat, here, and no free speech grants him the ability to dictate reality for others.
It doesn’t matter. Facts, science, the truth it doesn’t matter. The cult will never ever acknowledge that.The cult and the republicans just want to own the libs.
Let me guess: biden supporter?
@@bpdbhp1632 Let me guess: a hapless drone stuck over a keyboard hoping you won't be conscripted into driving a T-55 into Ukraine?
Another trumpanzee
vapin scoundrel Fuck off leftist swine, you'll do nothing.
I'm another. He won. You lost. LOSER.
+gladifly Still living in your parents house we see...good boy...
*Hand's OP tissue*
Quickly, someone rush this weedy little manlette to a safe-space.
BeeFriendlyApiary Still a cretin that puts foreigners above that of his own people, of course you societal outcast.
I'm glad I live in Australia. What a shitshow America is.
i know this comment is 3 years old. but lots can change in 3 years. now australia is the puppet of america lol.
@@metalvideos1961 Australia has been Americas puppet for 60 years
@@uselessgeneral1299 yeah thats true
This is comedy at its best! Like, he;s saying all that with a straight face! roflmao
Dear Netherlands - We apologize for the temporary idiocy and incompetence from the current illegitimate administration. The problem is being corrected.
Oh yeah, such an improvement.
@@Moondoggy1941 How many of these insipid comments do you have to post to earn a potato?
@@Moondoggy1941 Yeah, that silly being respected on the world stage thing. What a farce. We were better off being the laughing stock of the planet. Wake up!
@Moondoggy1941 Compared to whom? Trump and the GOP who want auto/theocratic rule...over Constitutional governing by winning election?
@@ph1sts You either believe and follow the Constitution or you do not. There are plenty of places to live where they do not, maybe move to Castroland aka Canada. You will love it there.
As an American, I. Am. Beyond. Embarrassed. I don't embarrass easily.
:54 the reporter looks back at his cameraperson like "we ARE recording this right?"
This reply really backfired on Hoekstra and he had to publicly recant all his statements at a time that he had only recently arrived in the Netherlands.
Come on...we all know the lyrics;
But he caught me on the lie (It wasn't me)
Saw me lyin' in front of the sofa (It wasn't me)
I even said it in the shower (It wasn't me)
They even caught me on camera (It wasn't me)
They saw the remarks in my video's (It wasn't me)
Heard the words that I told them (It wasn't me)
Claimed it was fake news brah (It wasn't me)
When will this ever be ovah?
Keep in mind that this U.S. Ambassador was on the House Intelligence Committee. A former Republican Representative from Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hoekstra was on The House Intelligence Committee.
Antonomase Apophasis, in particular, he served during the Bush administration and was one of the politicians that confidently declared that we found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
So used to lying and not being called out its a mystery to him as to what truth is 😢
That is sad
And they can just get away with lying
In america you also call this "gaslighting"!
Another person who says stuff then backtracks we have the evidence !
The fella is a liar.
I'm surprised the Netherlands have not called for his return to the US!
Jesus, this guy has an IQ of 23.
Shameless
This is one of the funniest things I watched lately.
That aged well.
Well, clearly they've got the right man for the job. He fits in with the rest of the Trump administration like just another card in the deck.
This guy is an absolute joke. He is either extremely forgetful or just plain ignorant. Don't take people as fools.
you should be allowed to punch someone square in the face for lying so BLATANTLY
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It's been entertaining to watch the Fall of the United States over the last few months lol
The last time such a republican moron was US president, he in his first term attacked another country based on lies and that war destabilized the Middle East, which brought Europe ISIS terror and refuge crisis.
In his second term he got the world the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression.
And this moron now is even worse, so I would be careful about being entertained about their downfall, because they can tear us down with them easily...
Banksy - The US is stronger than ever since we have Trump.
BigHunter 20:
The region around Iraq and Syria was stabilized until Bush started his attack war.
Since then there is chaos and mayhem.
ISIS was founded by ex Iraqi officers Bush's junta let go and the refugee crisis is a direct consequence from all that.
YOU have been living under a rock if you don't know that.
The Middle Man So you are one of those morons who still thinks Iraq has something to do with 9-11?
Let me guess: you're a Trump voter... ^^
But China is taking USA's place in the world power vacuum and i really don't like that
WOW. JUST WOW. What a total LIAR. Absolutely ridiculous. The man himself has no word of man.
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
You are a slow learner, Winston."
"How can I help it? How can I help but see what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four."
"Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.
Can we send him back....is there still a warranty? He's obviously broken some where under his skull ..chronically telling lies is a serious mental problem, as is insulting whole countries and slandering..
And Darlene, in the U.S. we can still spell...
Wow, the propensity to lie on the spot is unmatched 😮 being an American it’s weird to talk about no-go zones in another country…
Transparency my ASS.
Oh dear! He’s been caught!
Goebbels lives again...
Quite the charm.
Replace him now, no idiots
Could it be dementia?
I do not understand
Would the reporter like to change his opinion now.
What A Guy...
These people have no shame.
The reporter came with receipts. Video Cameras can record images and sound. Or is that old guy with the glasses unaware of such technologies. Has he no shame?
shameless
Blunder is an interesting word to use.
Such liars... blatant, in your face lies!
There are no go areas in the Netherlands...the Bijlmer in Amsterdam for example. We call those 'probleemwijken'.
The US is a nogo Zone.
he wants setting on fire
STOP PAYING THE LICENCE FEE.
You don't get to lie and cheat your way past Dutch reporters sonny
Hahahaha no US official is obliged to tell the truth 😂😂😂😂
There will be soon tho
what an embarrassment to the united states.
It's tragic, really.
*Parkinson's*
Why is this a story?
Isn't it ironic that this is now happening in Sweden?
Tell me more ...
Carrying on the finest traditions of the Conservatives...
What he meant was that he was spreading ‘fake news’. Didn’t your parents teach you not to lie?
His parents as himself came from The Netherlands, so he should have known better telling lies about the country he came from. I know i should have said telling lies period, but we all know politicians cant help themselves.
@@Roggen45 - Americans considered it as ‘alternative facts’. It is already like a norm and daily habit.
Lol exactly like crooked Donald, wonder why they are working together.
Ouch. Lying to make a point in 2015 and then lying about ever having said it. How can he judge, take action in his position if he doesn't have the facts straight about an issue. OR he is lying about an issue to persuade others or take action - which is appalling, and should terminate his job.
BBC set him up with a trick question
catman, that's embarrassing even by Trump supporter standards.
handsoffmygun MF, Wouter Zwart is an employee of Nederlandse Omroep Stichting and has been since 1999. NOS is public broadcasting of the Netherlands and has no affiliation with BBC. His work history and info on NOS are both publicly available. This is the original story with the full 8 min video segment on Hoekstra: nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2208723-pete-hoekstra-amerikaanse-ambassadeur-uit-holland-michigan.html
Try again.
How is that a trick question
TV news should just go away, seriously. They are, along with the ads, the worst brainwashers.
What more do you expect from the devil
Force the facts on this liar.
I am Dutch and know this story quite well, but unfortunately, I have some cars and politicians to burn. With any luck, the politicians are in the cars and I will have some time to tell you how this all ended.
Doublespeak!
This guy has NO shame, he just blatantly LIED!!!
Trump send a lunatic ambassador to the Netherlands.
It’s no wonder the world hates us Americans. 😥
Be positive, the world doesn't hate Americans... I'm just very surprised about your political system and I feel sad for the Americans...
It appears to me that you're either Republican or Democrat for life and no way you can change that ever. The Republican is only watching Republican news and only accepts that for true, and the Democrat exactly the opposite. No wonder there are such a strong two divided camps in the US... Be open to independent news and this wouldn't have happened...
How is it possible that the USA a incompetent ambassador send to the Netherlands.
Have you seen the rest of the administration? It's "12 Monkeys: The Home Game."
Hoekstra is like Pinokkio🙅 this guy?
He is so ignorant arogant and arogant message from Czech republic 🇨🇿
So all the live videos of NGZ in the Netherlands are fake to, nice try.
There are no NGZs in The Netherlands, so yes, any video that would claim so is false, kinda like your statement...
He is a Trump appointee. Do you expect him to tell the truth?
bad pick
apple anyone?
Ah yes, the Albert Heijn To Go No Go Zones
Old man. It is time for you to back home and look after your grandson.😂
they say whatever they want. with no consequences at all. it may be time to leave this country...
Smug.
like ruler like envoy, same same!!
Lier lier politician on fire
It seems like Trump got his own mini-me...
gold fish
Isn’t amazing? What about canceling all indications from Trump? Less shameful... or maybe let him buried himself.
Hahaha wtf x)
a taste of their own...western media . lol
Shifty