Exclusive: Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

January 15, 2025 4:36 PM EST Updated 12 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Aides to President-elect Donald Trump have asked three senior career diplomats who oversee the U.S. State Department's workforce and internal coordination to step down from their roles, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, in a possible signal of deeper changes ahead for the diplomatic corps.

The team overseeing the State Department's transition to the new administration, the Agency Review Team, has requested that Dereck Hogan, Marcia Bernicat and Alaina Teplitz leave their posts, the sources said.

While political appointees typically submit their resignations when a new president takes office, most career foreign service officers continue from one administration to the next. All three officials have worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations throughout the years, including as ambassadors.

Trump, who will be inaugurated Jan. 20, pledged during his presidential campaign to "clean out the deep state" by firing bureaucrats that he deems as disloyal. There's a little bit of a concern that this might be setting the stage for something worse," one of the U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-team-asks-three-us-senior-career-diplomats-resign-sources-say-2025-01-15/

[Skittles]

1. they weren't bootlickers

cannot have that

[C0RI0LANUS]

3. The first of Trumpf's many victims. Here's what the "Deep State" looks like.

Ambassador Dereck Hogan.


Ambassador Marcia S. Bernicat.


Ambassador Alaina Teplitz.

[AverageOldGuy]

10. I see the problem . . . anyone else??

[displacedvermoter]

15. Too much smiling?

[KS Toronado]

19. No, they're not hugging the flag !

[riversedge]

24. the 3 are women and minorities.

[Botany]

21. Our new Sec. of State?

[Traildogbob]

26. Boss Hogg!

Or the criminal gubnor in “ Ole Brother Where Art Thou” with the little person and a broom sweeping away libs.

[Henry203]

35. Is that a chin?

[pfitz59]

4. I've read Trump's team is demanding 'loyalty oaths'

from Civil Servants. Rather than cave they should sue.

[COL Mustard]

7. I'm lucky.

I’m immediately retirement eligible. I can be gone in less than two hours if need be. It’s a silver bullet that I can only use once, but it’s in my arsenal.

[Hugin]

5. The State Department was one of the biggest victims of Trump's last Imposition.

The pattern seems to be going to repeat. This time to include the DoD, as well.

Yet, he’s trying to claim some influence on a ceasefire.

[Baitball Blogger]

12. I have no doubt he's going to screw up that cease fire agreement.

[Figarosmom]

16. Yep

He's going to say it's not good enough and pull out. Just like every other agreement made by Democratic admins.

[Baitball Blogger]

22. Exactly. And no one will bother to do

A body count. Imagine, if Zelensky takes down Russia he will become the new light to bring the world together

[COL Mustard]

41. Too bad his father didn't

Pull out.....

[riversedge]

23. Trump is in the process of Delaying the cease fire--ONLY until he is sworn in --Then take FULL credit for it.

[Baitball Blogger]

31. He's probably delaying it because Neti told him he needs more time to kill people.

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[Walleye]

6. I guess they were just too honest and competent

[MissouriDem47]

8. A Good Way to Make Some Money

President Felon can now sell these Ambassadorships to his wealthy unqualified "friends".

[speak easy]

13. They are no longer Ambassadors

nd gave not been for years.

[AverageOldGuy]

9. I see the problem . . .

. . . There's a little bit of a concern that this might be setting the stage for something worse,"

"A little bit of concern????!!!!!????" NO SHIT, SHERLOCK.

That, my friends, is the heart of the problem: Most of us are decent, normal people. We cannot understand just how evil, vile, filthy, disgusting, nasty, Trump and his people are. And it's not an act with them -- that's the way they are. Get used to it because this is just the beginning of the beginning.

When someone demonstrates to you he is a piece of shit, that means he really is a piece of shit.

[hadEnuf]

38. That's been a problem for quite a while, IMO.

Many just do not understand what we have been, and will be, dealing with here.


We should have been trying to tear this scum apart for years. They will most certainly try and do that to us and the country now.

[RobertDevereaux]

11. I suggest that they REFUSE to resign.

[KS Toronado]

18. That's my thinking also

all these Government employees tsf wants to fire are the very ones who'll stand in his way of
becoming king, they should all lie and claim they'll be loyal. tsf lies all the time, turn around is
fair play.

[Fla Dem]

14. 1 Female, 1 female minority and a male minority.

[Blue_Tires]

43. Figures...

[JohnnyRingo]

17. Hard to believe Trump has more family members who need a job.

He's in the process of clearing out payroll at Fox News, I don't know how many more loyal generals he has in the wings.

[maxsolomon]

20. Given their roles at State, I presume it's thought they'll stand in the way of a purge.

They should refuse to resign and should force Rubio to fire them.

[h2ebits]

32. I believe that they have employment rights.

I'm sure that they have reviews in their personnel files. They would need to be fired for cause and then they could sue.

They should NOT retire themselves

[yellow dahlia]

47. Fight -

wherever they and we can.

[orangecrush]

25. He's going to gut the State department again

He did it last time for his buddy Putin.

[Klarkashton]

27. None of this shit will end well. Nothing that trump

Has ever done has ended well.

[BoRaGard]

28. He's going to install obedient kristofascist factotums

[appleannie1]

29. Trump does not know what diplomacy is and would hate anyone that did know.

In four short years, we will be as disliked as Russia and North Korea.

[C0RI0LANUS]

30. Ambassador is a title for life. Some FSOs work their up the ladder for years to become one, like these three.

Others buy their way to these coveted roles. I guess that's what the wealth of the oligarchs can buy them: A bit of class like this ripesuck below.




Link:

https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/02/15/do-we-have-to-keep-calling-him-ambassador-gordon-sondland-forever/

[cstanleytech]

33. Sounds a lot like what Hitler did when he came into power.

[Trueblue1968]

34. Trump hates black people. Anyone color unless they are rich. Then he sees GREEN Money.

[Vinca]

36. Who has he got lined up to fill the jobs? Kid Rock, Meatloaf and Roseanne?

[OutNow]

37. Looks like meatloaf is not available

Meatloaf passed in 2022. Toby Keith is also not available. LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

40. Nugent would be available

[Vinca]

45. Meatloaf's toast? I had no idea.

[Quanto Magnus]

39. He is trying to create his own

Deep State.....

[Blue_Tires]

42. political purges are starting...

[Evolve Dammit]

44. "Fire Me" is what I would say. Don't make it easy for these traitors

[slightlv]

46. Two women and one man...

Color my not surprised.

[The Wizard]

48. looks like Putin is pulling Trump's strings