After threatening to shutter over thirty American embassies and consulates across the globe in April, President Trump has once again sent diplomatic tremors through international corridors, this time targeting 12 additional nations. Seven of these latest casualties – 58% – find themselves on the African continent, up from 30% of the 27 mentioned in the April news leak.
The selection criteria appears consistent with formerly expressed views. In his first-term, President Trump characterized many poor, black nations as “shithole countries.” Officials who resigned in his first term said Trump preferred “Golf Club Countries” which might host his real estate ambitions.
While the current wave of closures has expanded America’s relationship-ending spree to include targets in Asia and Europe, leaders in one continent, as yet untouched, have been watching the dominoes fall with growing trepidation. With their population almost exclusively black, the inhabitants of Antarctica were already preparing for the inevitable.
“This latest diplomatic assault confirms what we’ve long suspected—we’re squarely in his crosshairs,” declared Roland Icehopper, the recently elected Supreme Emperor Penguin of Antarctica. “We’re not waiting for the U.S. to cut us off. Donald Trump, be on notice: we’re firing you!”
The unprecedented move has gained praise from governments around the world, is still trending on X, and has gone viral on Instagram. When reached for comment, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was reportedly still trying to locate Antarctica on a map.
