Thursday, November 09, 2017

Killing the State Department

In the nine months of Trump's presidency 60% of the career ambassadors in the State Department are no longer there. Also, there is a freeze on lower level hiring which affects the future. Career diplomats are not political appointees; they do not change with every White House administration. We need them and their experience. 

It seems as though President Trump refuses anyone who opposed his candidacy, as did most of the Republican foreign policy establishment. When asked about the vacancies, Trump said, "I'm the only one that matters."

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