WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Wednesday censured its second-ranking diplomat in Washington after she sent tweets saying U.S. Democrats needed to get their act together for the next presidential election “or we will all die.”Deputy Head of Mission Caroline Beresford later deleted the anti-President Donald Trump tweets and made her account private. New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the tweets didn’t meet its code of conduct for social media, which require diplomatic staff to maintain political neutrality and take care in expressing personal opinions. “The ministry does not in any way endorse the content or tone of the tweets,” it said in a statement. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said he was aware of the matter and was confident the ministry was handling it appropriately. The U.S. Embassy in New Zealand said in a statement that it worked closely with its “hardworking, professional New Zealand counterparts” and held them in the highest regard.

Source: National Post March 14, 2018 01:36 UTC