The U.S. State Department has laid off over 1,300 employees in a mass downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump, following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the administration to proceed with major government cuts. The move is part of Trump's effort to dismantle what he calls the “deep state” and reduce what he sees as bloated bureaucracy.
The layoffs include 1,107 civil service staff and 246 Foreign Service diplomats, with emotional scenes unfolding as workers were escorted out of the Washington headquarters. The American Foreign Service Association condemned the decision, calling it a “catastrophic blow” to U.S. national interests amid global crises.
Critics, including former diplomats, warn the purge will cripple U.S. diplomacy, damage national security, and diminish America’s global influence. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has already been mostly dismantled. Staff were notified via email, and critics say the process was arbitrary and damaging rather than strategic.
The layoffs include 1,107 civil service staff and 246 Foreign Service diplomats, with emotional scenes unfolding as workers were escorted out of the Washington headquarters. The American Foreign Service Association condemned the decision, calling it a “catastrophic blow” to U.S. national interests amid global crises.
Critics, including former diplomats, warn the purge will cripple U.S. diplomacy, damage national security, and diminish America’s global influence. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has already been mostly dismantled. Staff were notified via email, and critics say the process was arbitrary and damaging rather than strategic.
The U.S. State Department has laid off over 1,300 employees in a mass downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump, following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the administration to proceed with major government cuts. The move is part of Trump's effort to dismantle what he calls the “deep state” and reduce what he sees as bloated bureaucracy.
The layoffs include 1,107 civil service staff and 246 Foreign Service diplomats, with emotional scenes unfolding as workers were escorted out of the Washington headquarters. The American Foreign Service Association condemned the decision, calling it a “catastrophic blow” to U.S. national interests amid global crises.
Critics, including former diplomats, warn the purge will cripple U.S. diplomacy, damage national security, and diminish America’s global influence. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has already been mostly dismantled. Staff were notified via email, and critics say the process was arbitrary and damaging rather than strategic.
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