President Trump's nominee to become U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas said in a Senate hearingWednesdaythat the British Commonwealth realm is \"for all intents and purposes\" a protectorate of the United States. <\/p>\n
As a British Commonwealth realm, the Bahamas is a sovereign state that shares a head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, with the United Kingdom and 14 other nations. <\/p>\n
Sen. Bob MenendezRobert MenendezTrump admin not opposed to new war authorization Bipartisan group, Netflix actress back bill for American Latino Museum The Mideast-focused Senate letter we need to see MORE (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, questioned Doug Manchester, Trump's nominee for the position, on his views about the archipelago's territorial status. <\/p>\n
\"Well certainly, for all intents and purposes, we believe that it is a protectorate,\" replied Manchester, who was a major fundraiser for President Trump's campaign. <\/p>\n
Manchester then explained that he based his view off of the presence of Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security officers in the island nation. <\/p>\n
\"We are obviously working with the Royal Bahamian Police Force, which we want to continue to support, who are doing a great job in the interdiction of human trafficking and drugs and also gunrunning,\" Manchester added. <\/p>\n
The Royal Bahamas Police Force is the national law enforcement agency of the Bahamas. <\/p>\n
Manchester, a well-known San Diego businessman, was an early supporter of Trump, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. <\/p>\n
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