"Because skating is an important mode of transportation in a city like Amsterdam. My apologies for being on thin ice for my comments re: skating on canals." Responding in kind, the Dutch embassy in the United States replied: "Hi Katie Couric, please come visit the Netherlands. "We'd love to show you all the innovative ways the Dutch get around, & are building the future of transportation. Her original comments were first highlighted by Jos Duijvestein, who describes himself on Twitter as a Dutchman living in Canada.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 13, 2018 08:03 UTC