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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Capital_Tailor_7348 on 2025-04-04 19:15:28+00:00.

Original Title: Til that Nicholas Trist the amassador sent to negotiate the end to the Mexican American war was fired from his post by president Polk. Trist responded by ignoring Polk’s order to return to the US and continued to negotiate the end of the war with Mexico.