State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term [View all]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias, including formal or informal actions due to opposition to vaccines or personal pronoun choice, that may have occurred during the Biden administration.

The call comes amid heightened fear and anxiety in the American diplomatic corps, which is bracing for a new update on the Department of Government Efficiency -inspired budget and staff cuts that is due to be presented to the White House on Monday. That update is expected to include the State Department’s latest estimates of voluntary retirements and separations and how those will affect potential future layoffs to meet benchmarks from Elon Musk’s DOGE and the government’s human resources agency, according to officials familiar with the process.

In an unexpected move, Pete Marocco, a Trump administration political appointee who oversaw the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, has left the State Department, the officials said. He had moved to State as the director of foreign assistance in March after the remaining USAID programs were shifted under the department.

Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters at the time that Marocco was filling “an indispensable role in aligning all U.S. government foreign assistance with the president’s priorities.”

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