Trump official’s spokeswoman says this country is better than America: ‘She should be fired’
A State Department spokeswoman is taking heat from MAGA, including some calling for her firing, after she told an Israeli television station that the United States is the “greatest country on Earth next to Israel.”
Tammy Bruce’s interview with Israeli station i24 News occurred last month, but she’s facing criticism after social media influencer Ken Klippenstein over the weekend posted a snippet of Bruce’s appearance.
“The pride of being able to be here [in the State Department] and do the work that facilitates making things better for people, and in the greatest country on Earth, next to Israel,” she said.
“It’s an honor to be able to make a difference and be able to speak in this regard with an administration that I love so much and that I feel genuinely represented by — it’s a real honor.”
MAGA’s knives came out for Bruce.
“She should be fired immediately,” one X user responded to Klippenstein’s post.
Gunther Eagleman, a right-wing social media influencer account on X, said: “America is the best country. Point blank. I’d tag Tammy Bruce but she has me blocked.”
“Next to Israel”? Did I miss the part where Americans voted to be second place in our own country?” tweeted Jane Adams. “Embarrassing.”
Bruce told Newsweek that her remark was being misinterpreted.
“My work obviously speaks for itself, which is a reflection of my love for the United States, as I said in that interview, the greatest country on Earth,” she told the outlet in a statement.
“The assertion by certain anonymous users online is a typically out-of-context and absurd effort to create fake news for clicks and to smear.”