Correction: It is long past time to clean house at the State Department. After decades of bloat turned into authoritarian attempts to quash and suppress dissent and debate inside the US, the need has never been greater for reform that strips the bureaucracy down to a level where focus on diplomacy and national security are all that Foggy Bottom has as its mission.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the start of those “sweeping changes” this morning:
Today is the day. Under @POTUS’ leadership and at my direction, we are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department.
These sweeping changes will empower our talented diplomats to put America and Americans first. pic.twitter.com/CGWz3JrYwu
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) April 22, 2025
The attached statement doesn’t describe the sweeping nature of the reforms Rubio plans to…