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According to Reuters, Trump’s transition team has asked three senior career diplomats to step down. Dereck Hogan, Marcia Bernicat and Alaina Teplitz, the career diplomats who were allegedly asked to leave their posts, oversee of the Department of State template and internal coordination. This request could signal the Trump team’s desire to implement major changes at the department.
“There is some concern that this could be setting the stage for something worse,” a US official familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The three career diplomats named in the report have served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, Reuters noted. Unlike political appointees, diplomats do not usually resign when a president leaves office.
The exterior of the State Department complex is seen on March 14, 2023 in Washington, DC (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Throughout his political career, Trump has gone after the “deep state,” and this move could be seen as part of his efforts to fundamentally change government at the bureaucratic level.
“It is entirely appropriate for the transition to seek officials who share President Trump’s vision of putting our nation and American workers and women first. We have a lot of wrongs to fix and that requires a committed, people-focused team same goals,” Trump said. the team told Reuters in response to a request for comment.
Trump speaks about the economy, inflation and manufacturing during a campaign event at Alro Steel on August 29, 2024 in Potterville, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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This report comes as the world finds itself in the midst of a chaotic period with wars between Ukraine and Russia, and Israel and Hamas furious
While some are skeptical at best when it comes to Trump’s foreign policy plans, others see the changes on the world stage as early signs of success.
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Biden meets with Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 13. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
One of the most characteristic foreign policy moves of Trump’s first term was the Agreements of Abrahamwho saw peace break out in the Middle East. After more than a year of fighting, Israel and Hamas have come close to ending their war. In fact, Biden’s national security communications adviser, John Kirby, recognized Trump’s incoming special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, as a key figure in negotiating the potential deal.
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“The president made it clear to us on the national security team that we needed to make sure that the Trump team, particularly Mr. Witkoff, was an integral part and fully invested in everything we were doing because n the owners would do when we left office,” Kirby said “Your World” on wednesday
A spokesman for Trump’s transition team did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
