HuffPost published on 26 July 2025 an article titled "Trump Is Gutting the State Department and Dragging Diplomats 'Through the Mud'" by Akbar Shahid Ahmed.
The State Department recently fired more than 1,300 personnel and provided incentives for another 1,500 to quit. It also has a hiring freeze in effect so that new staff cannot be added.
The article suggests that the firings are party ideologically motivated. The demonizing of civil service and foreign service staff has sunk morale. The author concludes that the State Department will likely be left "to wither" for the remainder of Trump's term.