US Envoy Cuts Ties With Polish Parliament Speaker Over Trump (2)

Feb. 5, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC

US Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose said he’ll cease all contact with the speaker of the Polish Parliament Wlodzimierz Czarzasty due to his comments on President Donald Trump, in the latest flareup between the NATO allies.

The ambassador said in a post on X on Thursday that Czarzasty’s “outrageous and unprovoked insults directed against President Trump” have made him “a serious impediment to our excellent relations” with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his government.

Tom Rose
Photographer: Michael Brochstein/Sipa/AP Photo

Rose didn’t specify which comments triggered his decision. However, Czarzasty, an ally of Tusk who leads the junior coalition party The Left, said on ...

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