Richard Grenell: "I'm just going to talk about Kosovo-Serbia. I don't know if you can find it on a map...you might be too young...maybe it's too complicated an issue for you all."@jeffmason1: "I don't think any of us came here for a lecture about our questioning." pic.twitter.com/8nXKyCNv3J— CSPAN (@cspan) September 4, 2020
FOX News: Grenell rips journalists for not focusing on Kosovo, Serbia deal: ‘I don't know if you can find it on a map’
'This is atrocious,' he said.
Former Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell ripped into journalists on Friday during a briefing on an economic deal between Kosovo and Serbia when reporters asked instead about other topics -- suggesting the topic was “too complicated” for them.
"I don't know if you can find it on a map, but this is atrocious. I have to tell you guys,” Grenell said at a White House briefing.
Grenell, who served as special envoy for the talks, was speaking to journalists about the deal to normalize economic relations between the two former adversaries.
The Belgrade-Pristina deal was signed by their two leaders – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti – in front of Trump in the Oval Office, with Trump describing it as a "major breakthrough."
The deal normalizes relations between the two on everything from air, rail to opening of borders, officials said. It also includes Serbia moving its embassy in Israel to Jersualem and Kosovo recognizing Israel.
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WNU Editor: The Serbia - Kosovo agreement brokered by the U.S. is a huge story. But when I looked at the journalists in the press room, most were just kids when the conflict first started 21 years ago, and they clearly do not care about the story. This is sadly the state of modern day journalism in the U.S. today when it comes to covering international stories.
