“American diplomats spent the weekend panicking about a possible plan to radically reshape the State Department in President Donald Trump’s image,” the Daily Beast reports.
“A 16-page document that appears to be a draft for an executive order has been circulating among diplomatic staff since last week.
It calls for the elimination of dozens of positions and departments, slashing diplomatic operations in Canada, and closing ‘non-essential’ embassies and consulates in sub-Saharan Africa.”