- Gordon Sondland was a diplomat to the EU that Trump fired in 2020.
- Sondland likened working for Trump to an “all-inclusive resort” stay that went bad quickly.
- He said that the people working there can be rude or not as bright.
Gordon Sondland was once an ambassador to the European Union. He said that working for Donald Trump was great at first but quickly turned bad.
“Over the years, however, I realized that working alongside Trump was similar to staying at an all inclusive resort. In his forthcoming book, Sondland writes, “You’re excited when you first arrive but things start going downhill quickly.”The EnvoyHe recounts his experiences working for Trump. Insider was given an advance copy by the author, which will be available for purchase on October 25.
Quality issues begin to show. People who work in the workplace can be rude or not as bright as they should. Attrition can be a major problem. “Eventually, you start to wonder why the deal was made in the first place,” he stated.
Sondland was a millionaire before he became the US ambassador to EU. Owning a boutique hotel chain in Portland.
Trump and Sondland have a shared history in hospitality. Trump joked with Sondland that Sondland was “a hotel guy” just like him, but not as successful. Sondland believed the joke was meant for everyone in the room to see who was actually in charge of the meeting.
Sondland wrote that he didn’t mind the situation because it was part of a job like mine where you had to deal with the good and the bad. That meant having to put up with Trump’s insecurity.
Sondland was a key witness at Trump’s impeachment trial. DHe gave his explosive testimony November 2019 and he admitted that Trump’s team pressured Ukraine into digging up dirt on Hunter Biden — then-former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. Sondland claimed that there was a “quid pro quo” agreement with Ukraine. The Trump administration leveraged military aid to pay for the investigation into Hunter Biden.
This undermined Trump’s ClaimThere was no quid proquo. Trump was Impeached December 2019,. He was Senate acquitsFebruary 2020
Sondland is FiredThe Trump administration, February 2020, a few weeks after his testimony.
Sondland was honest despite Trump’s bitter departure from his team. The New York TimesIn an interview this week, he said that he supports Trump’s “amazing” policies. According to The Times, he said that Trump is not “the right person” to implement those policies.
Insider asked for comment from Trump’s post-presidential media office, but a representative did not respond immediately.
