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Think Progress Justice Editor punches self in face over Trump naming Gov. Branstad as ambassador to China

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Think Progress Justice Editor Ian Millhiser was forced to delete a tweet Wednesday morning where he mocked Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, President-elect Trump’s pick for ambassador to China:

Here’s a screenshot of the now disappeared hot-take:

https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/806530280173555712

Maybe he deleted it because the current ambassador to China is from a small, rural landlocked state full of white people?

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/806528218211713024

Oh, but it gets worse for Millhiser as Gov. Branstad is actually perfect for the job. From the Des Moines Register:

The offer, announced during a fundraiser Wednesday morning, highlights Branstad’s decades-long “friendship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and years-long efforts to build strong economic and trade ties between the state of Iowa and the world’s most populous nation.

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And this:

And this:

https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/806528225530802177

Millhiser tried to clean things up:

https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/806528302802436096

Um, no. Try again:

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/806531533792301069

His response that avoids the question:

https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/806531852274114560

Whatever.

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