Trump reportedly considering businessman George Glass for U.S. envoy to Japan

It remains unclear why Trump might pick Glass for the post and whether he is knowledgeable about Japan

Trump: George is a millionaire purchaser of apartment complexes and rental housing.

Good for Japan in my book!

Glass strictly Trump's type, very successful business background, plus long-term Trumper. Grenell's real operator, who will float globally putting out fires or doing deals, no matter where, has Trump's ear, true insider.

Should be noted Trump's going to push Japan HARD to invest in US in order to gain market access without tariffs and/or lower tariffs, Trump's Reciprocal Free Trade Policy.

Glass can make the FDI business case well = lower US Corp. tax rates, reduced regulations, and cheap energy etc.

A major donor to Trump

And now we learn the reason for his nomination!

Ambassadors ALWAYS filled in this manner by both political parties, presents given to $supporters, who also have skillsets that could be helpful = see above.

Who would ever select a political opponent?

Should be noted, current US Ambassador to Japan is as hardcore a Democrat as they come, former Chief of Staff to Pres. Obama, a fellow 'gangsta globalist' Chicagoan who may even end up being the new DNC Chairman!

Glass is purely a political lightweight in comparison.

Never has the curial role of US Ambassador to Japan required an experienced proven diplomate with a solid grounding in knowledge of regional political challenge's.

A benevolent, belligerent government of China, North Korea, Taiwan under continuous threat of invasion.

Russia forever making outrageous demands.

A major donor to Trump

And now we learn the reason for his nomination!

As opposed to who was nominated by Biden (or other president) for what reason exactly?

History has long shown pretty much any flunky who’ll kiss the ring of the incoming president, is pretty much guaranteed a job of being an ambassador for the US. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Glass turns out to be another fine quality statesman who’ll earn themselves a history spot in the Rouges List of Losers such as: Cynthia Stroum, Peter Hoekstra, John Bolton, and Turner Shelton.

Tokyo GuyToday  06:15 pm JST

A major donor to Trump

And now we learn the reason for his nomination!

I'm sure you could explain the logic in Obamas pick, Caroline Kennedy: what say you?

What other weapons business will he promote? Looks like Japan has few military hardware produced in country.

@Bret T

And now we learn the reason for his nomination!

Japan ambassadorship is considered an unimportant post and is freely given away as reward to party loyalists and big time donors like an ambassadorship to some paradise country in the Pacific.

This is in contrast to ambassadorship to Russia, China, and Korea, which are always filled by career diplomats or security experts as these countries are considered critical to US national security.

I mean, even trump picked mostly qualified individuals the first time around. It's just that they were all too smart and realized that trump is a moron. That's why nearly 200 of them signed a letter saying he shouldn't be anywhere near the reigns of power again. It's a pity that 75 million idiots can't read. They would have known the cost of eggs was due to bird flu and the cost of gas was actually half what it was at the end of trump's last term, when they were all blaming it on biden despite his only having been in office for like 6 months.

Trump names Richard Grenell as a special envoy to North Korea.

Grenell is a former DNI acting director, an intelligence specialist.

Japan gets award ambassadors for showing loyalty, while both Koreas get intelligence and national security specialist as "ambassadors"

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/politics/trump-richard-grenell-special-missions.html

Richard Grenell, who served as ambassador to Germany during his first term, will be his envoy for "special missions."

Such as property developments in Serbia with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The Trump Oligarchy falls into place, and the GOP Congress falls in line.

Why not Kobe-born Jared Taylor for Ambassador to Japan?