Scores Of State Dept Career Diplomats To Resign Today
The Washington Post reports:
Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from President-elect Donald Trump’s aides, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. The forced departures, aimed at establishing a decisive break from the Biden administration, will result in an exodus of decorated veterans of the Foreign Service.
Trump campaigned on dismantling what he has called the “deep state” of federal bureaucrats whom he views as lacking loyalty. He has pledged to kill workforce protections for thousands of government employees in a move expected to face significant legal challenges. His pick for secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida), said the State Department needs to prioritize Trump’s “America First” agenda.
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