US Ambassador Cuts Ties With Speaker of Polish Parliament, Citing Unprovoked Insults

Co-leader of Poland’s New Left party, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, waves as people demonstrate in support of Poland’s newly appointed cabinet during its swearing-in ceremony, in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 13, 2023. Aleksandra Szmigiel/ReutersThe United States has cut ties with the speaker of the lower house of the Polish parliament following “unprovoked insults” against U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. ambassador to Poland said on Feb. 5.“Effective immediately, we will have no further dealings, contacts, or communications with Marshal of the Sejm Czarzasty, whose outrageous and unprovoked insults directed against President Trump … has made himself a serious impediment to our excellent relations with Prime Minister Tusk and his government,” U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose said in a post on X.