@juliaioffe.bsky.social's new reporting for Puck News reveals what State Dept. employees really think of Sec. Marco Rubio: nothing more than ‘a mute accessory to Trump.’ But that may be the Trump Admin’s ultimate goal. #Velshi
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Why State Department employees say Rubio is a ‘mute accessory to Trump’
Important new reporting from Puck’s Julia Ioffe reveals what America's bruised diplomats really think of their boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. With the Trump administration’s cuts hitting the State Department, employees at Foggy Bottom say Rubio has become “the disappearing Secretary of State” and “a mute accessory to Trump.” Ioffe discusses who is being promoted up the ranks, including one “MAGA toddler” now leading HR at State.
