Former Chairman House Intelligence Committee Pete Hoekstra was sworn in earlier this month as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands. Hoekstra was given the opportunity to stand strongly against the very real phenomena of "no go zones" in the Netherlands but sadly folded when a Dutch reporter confronted him on his previous statements about "no-go zones" he made in 2015.
After being shown the footage, Hoekstra claimed he "didn't call that fake news".
The wasted opportunity does not reflect reality in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, where "no-go-zones" are the pathetic result of irresponsible decisions made by a politically correct minority of progressive politicians who are themselves isolated from the areas in which they create with their own policies.
1/Why dont you ask Ayaan Hirsi Ali about this, Gabe, who fled the Netherlands after radical Islamists assassinated Theo Van Gogh who was making a film with her on oppression of women by Islamists? She lives in the US today under high security.
The exchange and the bland statement released by Pete Hoekstra is confusing to those who understand the politically incorrect reality of "no-go-zones" in the Netherlands. Hoekstra's condescending denial of his 2015 statement does an injustice to the people of the Netherlands, who know full well what is happening. It is not a stretch to consider that the forces of political correctness have had their way with Hoekstra, who can only redeem himself by loudly and strongly telling the truth.