POLITICO published on 27 February 2025 an article titled "Trump Wants to Shrink the State Department's Size, Reach and Focus" by Nahal Toosi.
Drawing on information from a person familiar with internal State Department discussions and a former U.S. official with ties to the Trump team, POLITICO reports that the Trump administration, fueled by Elon Musk and his DOGE mercenaries, wants to radically shrink the State Department--leaving it with fewer diplomats, s smaller number of embassies and a narrower remit.
While it is not clear how many embassies would be closed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly is on board with cutting a significant number.
Comment: From my desk on Capitol Hill, I think I hear the cheering in government, military, and intelligence offices in Beijing, Moscow, and Pyongyang.
