“This senseless assault and subsequent attempted cover-up are an affront to our system of justice.”

"Such an affront to fundamental rights should never have happened and in due course this travesty of administration must be looked at in full," he added.

To allow him to dismiss yet another FBI Director because he doesn't feel he is loyal enough to him personally is an affront to the rule of law and the agency Wray reveres.

Critics see the deal as an affront to South Africa's long-standing relationship with Russia - though the country has remained neutral on the conflict in Ukraine.

It can represent an affront to a supposed American meritocracy, while also being a reminder of a poorly done or cumbersome mandatory workplace training.