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Foreign Policy reports:
A senior advisor to the State Department appointed just two months ago has been quietly vetting career diplomats and American employees of international institutions to determine whether they are loyal to President Donald Trump and his political agenda, according to nearly a dozen current and former U.S. officials.
Mari Stull, a former food and beverage lobbyist-turned-wine blogger under the name Vino Vixen, has reviewed the social media pages of State Department staffers for signs of ideological deviation. She has researched the names of government officials to determine whether they signed off on Obama-era policies though signing off does not mean officials personally endorsed them but merely cleared them through the bureaucratic chain.
And she has inquired about Americans employed by international agencies, including the World Health Organization and the United Nations, asking their colleagues when they were hired and by whom, according the officials.
More: http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/13/trumps-vino-vixen-compiles-loyalty-list-of-u-s-employees-at-u-n-state-mari-stull-political-appointee-state-department-international-organization-united-nations-political-retribution-chaos-dysfunction/
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underpants
(182,877 posts)Well it ain't Cohen that's for sure.
This stinks of McCarthyism.
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I wonder what other shenanigans are going on? I suggest Trump spend some time getting his own affairs (no pun intended) in order so there aren't any delays when they frog-march him out the door. And, make that the FRONT door. We've been waiting long and excruciating hours for this to happen and we deserve first class seats. Popcorn is a'poppin'.