Shortly after taking the oath of office, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a cable to every U.S. diplomatic and consular post worldwide. The stark message from the new diplomat: Sweeping changes are coming to a department that had mistakenly emphasized “ideology over common sense” and “misread the world.”
NEW: SoS @marcorubio sent a cable across the entire State Dept, obtained by @PhilipWegmann, which IDs illegal immigration as a priority & says effective immediately “this department will no longer undertake any activities that facilitate or encourage it.”https://t.co/t73JLU4i28
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 21, 2025
The lengthy cable was sent shortly after Rubio arrived at his new post in Foggy Bottom and was obtained exclusively by RealClearPolitics. It signals a fundamental shift in foreign policy and a realignment of all diplomatic efforts toward putting American needs first.
Marco Rubio says it was a "dangerous delusion" to believe "that all mankind was destined to abandon national sovereignty and national identity" to "instead become…citizens of the world."
"The postwar global order is not just obsolete—it is now a weapon being used against us." pic.twitter.com/McsoonQdT2
— Nate Hochman (@njhochman) January 15, 2025
Toward this end, President Trump’s new diplomat promised to focus on mass migration, terminate DEI policies within the department, end the “censorship of the American people,” and pursue “energy dominance.”
