He was also quite eager to go on British television to talk about President Trump’s approach to the European Union. An awful lot of members of the European Parliament took the rumors seriously enough to implore the European Commission and European Council to protest the possible appointment. A White House official said Mr. Malloch never was under consideration.”This news is a bit surprising, since the rumors were loud enough for E.U. Sometimes those people do indeed have close links to the White House. It sure seems that: a) the Trump administration excels at attracting people of dubious merit who have inflated their résumés, and b) it takes a long time for Trump administration officials to deflate these self-inflated trial balloons.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2017 10:15 UTC