Trump’s plan to gut the State Department is so outrageous even career diplomats are calling it “bonkers crazypants” as America First doctrine takes aim at climate change, women’s rights, and our African embassies.
At a Glance
- A leaked draft executive order reveals Trump’s plans to drastically overhaul the State Department, including replacing diplomats with AI
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismisses the report as “fake news” despite detailed plans in a 16-page document
- Proposed changes include closing embassies in sub-Saharan Africa and eliminating offices focused on climate change, democracy, and human rights
- The Foreign Service Officer Test would be scrapped in favor of evaluating alignment with Trump’s “America First” doctrine
State Department Shakeup: America First on Steroids
While the Biden administration twists itself into pretzels trying to apologize for America on the world stage, Trump’s team is planning to take a chainsaw to our bloated diplomatic bureaucracy. A leaked 16-page draft executive order obtained by The New York Times outlines a major overhaul that would finally put American interests first instead of wasting taxpayer dollars on progressive pet projects abroad. The plan would consolidate regional bureaus into four streamlined “corps,” shut down unnecessary embassies in sub-Saharan Africa, and – this is my favorite part – eliminate offices focused on climate change hysteria and other leftist priorities that have nothing to do with actual diplomacy.
Of course, the diplomatic establishment is in full meltdown mode. One pearl-clutching diplomat told Politico the plan was “bonkers crazypants,” proving exactly why we need this overhaul. For decades, the State Department has operated like a rogue progressive agency, pushing climate alarmism and gender ideology on other countries while neglecting actual American interests like trade, security, and immigration control. This reorganization would finally align our diplomatic corps with the revolutionary concept that American diplomats should actually work for America first.
Diplomatic Downsizing: Cutting the Fat
The draft order proposes slashing the State Department budget nearly in half to $28.4 billion, a move that’s sending shockwaves through Foggy Bottom’s champagne corridors. The plan would merge Canada’s desk into a broader North American affairs office with a smaller embassy in Ottawa. Meanwhile, the Bureau of African Affairs would be replaced by a special envoy – recognizing the reality that America’s core interests in Africa are counterterrorism and resource extraction, not funding endless “development” projects that disappear into corrupt bureaucracies.
“This is fake news,” claimed Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though he conveniently failed to specify which parts of the report were inaccurate.
The left is already shrieking that Russia and China will “fill the void” if America reduces its presence in Africa. But here’s the inconvenient truth: despite decades of America throwing money at African problems, China has already secured dominant economic positions across the continent while we’ve gotten nothing but more demands for aid. At least Trump’s approach acknowledges reality instead of continuing the failed policies that have cost American taxpayers billions with little to show for it.
Recruiting Patriots, Not Globalists
Perhaps the most important reform in the draft order is scrapping the outdated Foreign Service Officer Test. Instead of recruiting diplomats based on their ability to parrot globalist talking points, the new process would evaluate candidates based on their alignment with the president’s foreign policy vision – the America First doctrine. This would end the decades-long practice of career diplomats actively undermining presidential directives they personally disagree with, as we saw repeatedly during Trump’s first term when the “resistance” inside government worked against his policies.
“There’s a lot that could be reformed, but you could give infinite monkeys infinite typewriters, and they would come up with something better than that,” one diplomat told Politico.
The plan also includes common-sense reforms to the Fulbright Program, limiting it to master’s-level study in national security disciplines and prioritizing critical languages like Russian and Mandarin. What a concept – using American educational funds to advance American interests instead of funding progressive activism disguised as “cultural exchange.” The reorganization would be completed by October 1, with a buyout program for those unwilling to put America first. If our diplomats can’t get behind representing American interests above all else, they should find another line of work.
