Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Ross engaged in a heated exchange on social media after the U.S. envoy announced that the United States was blacklisting Polish Speaker Wodzimierz Shazasti for saying President Donald Trump did not deserve the Nobel Prize. Shazasti recently announced that he would not support an initiative by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Israeli Speaker Amir Ohana to convene heads of parliament to nominate Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.“I believe that President Trump, who represents the politics of force and uses force to pursue a transactional policy, is destabilizing these (international) organizations,” Shazasti said.“All of this means that I will not support President Trump’s Nobel Prize nomination because he does not deserve it.”U.S. Special Envoy Tom Ross expressed anger and said the United States would cut ties with Shazasti for insulting Trump. He wrote on social media platform“We will not allow anyone to damage U.S.-Polish relations or disrespect (Trump) who has done so much for Poland and the Polish people.”Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stepped in and scolded the envoy, reminding him that allies should respect each other. “Ambassador Ross, allies should respect each other and not lecture each other. At least this is how we Poles understand partnership,” Tusk wrote on social media.“Mr. Prime Minister, I have the highest respect and admiration for your lifetime of bold leadership and your decades-long contribution to strengthening U.S.-Polish relations. relation. Mr. President is indeed a model ally and great friend of the United States. I know you agree that insulting and humiliating U.S. President @realDonaldTrump, Poland’s best friend ever in the White House, is the last thing any Polish leader should do,” the U.S. ambassador repeatedly replied. Shazasti, the man behind the social media tensions, said he accepted Rose’s reaction “with regret” but would not change his stance on “fundamental issues for women and men in Poland”.“In line with my values, I support Polish soldiers in the line of duty and do not support President @realDonaldTrump’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. I have always respected the United States as an important partner of Poland,” he wrote.
