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 have been upset by President-elect Trump’s election victory.
“I’m involved that the Division is catering to federal workers who’re personally devastated by the traditional functioning of American democracy via the supply of government-funded psychological well being counseling as a result of Kamala Harris was not elected President of the US,” Issa stated 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 have been held on the State Division after Trump’s victory, with sources telling the outlet that one such occasion amounted to an data “cry session.”
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Rep. Darrell Issa argued that the reported periods have been “disturbing.” (AP Picture/Gregory Bull)
In one other occasion, an electronic mail went out to company workers 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 response to the report.
“Change is a continuing in our lives, however it could usually result in stress and uncertainty,” the e-mail stated. “Be a 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 properly being.”
In his letter to Blinken, Issa argued that the reported periods have been “disturbing” and that “nonpartisan authorities officers” shouldn’t be struggling a “private meltdown over the results of a free and truthful election.”
President-elect Trump at a marketing campaign occasion in Austin, Texas. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)
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Whereas the Republican lawmaker acknowledged that the psychological well being of the company’s workers was necessary, he questioned the usage of taxpayer {dollars} to counsel these upset concerning the election, demanding solutions on what number of periods have been carried out, 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 among the State Division’s workers 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 Picture/Kevin Wolf)
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“The mere proven fact that the Division is internet hosting these periods raises vital 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 stated. “The Trump Administration has a mandate for wholesale change within the international coverage area, and if international service officers can not comply with via 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.