Ambassador Hoekstra called out for his lies

The new US ambassador to the Netherlands had a rough first day on the job — when he was grilled by Dutch journalists about his Islamophobic lies.

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00:00There are politicians that are being burned.

00:03I didn't say that.

00:16Speaking of threats, at one point you mentioned in a debate

00:21that there are no-go zones in the Netherlands

00:25and that cars and politicians are being set on fire in the Netherlands.

00:29I didn't say that.

00:30That is actually an incorrect statement.

00:33We would call it fake news.

00:35I never said that.

00:36Is that fake news because it's what you literally said?

00:38No, it's not what I said.

00:39The Islamic movement has now gotten to a point

00:42where they have put Europe into chaos.

00:45Chaos in the Netherlands, there are cars being burned,

00:48there are politicians that are being burned,

00:50and yes, there are no-go zones in the Netherlands.

00:55Do you now reach the conclusion that you were wrong

01:01when you stated that politicians and cars are being burned?

01:05I issued a statement.

01:09I expressed my regrets and my apology for the comments that I made.

01:14And I'm not revisiting the issue.