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Trump appoints conservative commentator Thomas Rose as new U.S. ambassador to Poland

07.02.2025 10:00
U.S. President Donald Trump has named Thomas Rose, a conservative columnist and former publisher of The Jerusalem Post, as the new American ambassador to Poland, pending Senate confirmation.
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Rose, who thanked Trump for his nomination, pledged to “promote, defend, and advance” the interests of the United States and “our fabulous President” once approved.

Rose, 61, describes himself on social media as a “not-so-secret agent of MAGA Judeo-Christian Conspiracy.” He previously served as a chief strategist and senior adviser to former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. He also hosts a conservative talk show on the SiriusXM satellite radio network and recently criticized the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as “the largest Democrat money-laundering operation in history.”

Praise for Poland’s president, criticism for opposition

Rose has frequently commented on Polish affairs, lauding President Andrzej Duda for preventing what he called a potential rift in U.S.-Poland relations. He chastised former Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government over controversial remarks involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defended Poland against erroneous foreign media reports linking Polish resistance forces to suppression of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

A staunch supporter of Israel, Rose has sharply criticized President Joe Biden for what he terms “pro-Palestinian sympathies,” and has argued in favor of robust assistance for Ukraine, rejecting the notion—floated by some—including Trump himself—that NATO provoked the conflict with Russia.

Business, media, and diplomatic background

From 1997 to 2005, Rose was publisher and CEO of The Jerusalem Post. Previously, he served in Indiana state government, worked as a journalist for Japanese television in the 1980s, and authored the nonfiction book Big Miracle, which became a Hollywood film in 2012.

He is also known for his outspoken Zionist views and identifies as an Orthodox Jew.

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Source: PR24