[expedition32]

Ambassadors being rich socialites is a both party problem and it is not new.

No the difference is that Trump's ambassadors are directly getting involved in the local politics of their postings. And they're not even hiding it.

[tehjoker]

It's a "problem" in that it shows very clearly who runs the U.S. system. These are the people actually in charge without a meritocratic gloss to make it seem nicer.