Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., took intention at Secretary of State Antony Blinken after it was reported that the State Division held remedy periods for workers who had been upset by President-elect Trump’s election victory.
“I’m involved that the Division is catering to federal staff who’re personally devastated by the conventional functioning of American democracy by the supply of government-funded psychological well being counseling as a result of Kamala Harris was not elected President of the USA,” Issa mentioned in a letter to Blinken final week.
The letter comes after a Free Beacon report earlier this month that detailed two alleged remedy periods that had been held on the State Division after Trump’s victory, with sources telling the outlet that one such occasion amounted to an info “cry session.”
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Rep. Darrell Issa argued that the reported periods had been “disturbing.” (AP Photograph/Gregory Bull)
In one other occasion, an e-mail went out to company staff and touted a separate “insightful webinar the place we delve into efficient stress administration strategies that can assist you navigate these difficult instances” after Trump’s victory, in line with the report.
“Change is a continuing in our lives, however it might probably usually result in stress and uncertainty,” the e-mail mentioned. “Be part of us for an insightful webinar the place we delve into efficient stress administration strategies that can assist you navigate these difficult instances. This session will present suggestions and sensible methods for managing stress and sustaining your effectively being.”
In his letter to Blinken, Issa argued that the reported periods had been “disturbing” and that “nonpartisan authorities officers” shouldn’t be struggling a “private meltdown over the results of a free and honest election.”
President-elect Trump at a marketing campaign occasion in Austin, Texas. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
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Whereas the Republican lawmaker acknowledged that the psychological well being of the company’s staff was vital, he questioned the usage of taxpayer {dollars} to counsel these upset concerning the election, demanding solutions on what number of periods have been performed, what number of extra are deliberate, and the way a lot the periods are costing the division.
Issa additionally raised fears that the periods may additionally name into query the willingness of a few of the State Division’s staff to hold out Trump’s new imaginative and prescient for the company.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks throughout a ceremony on Could 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photograph/Kevin Wolf)
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“The mere incontrovertible fact that the Division is internet hosting these periods raises important questions concerning the willingness of its personnel to implement the lawful coverage priorities that the American individuals elected President Trump to pursue and implement,” the letter mentioned. “The Trump Administration has a mandate for wholesale change within the international coverage enviornment, and if international service officers can’t observe by on the American individuals’s preferences, they need to resign and search a political appointment within the subsequent Democrat administration.”
The State Division didn’t instantly reply to a Fox Information Digital request for remark.
