00:00As laid-off diplomats file out of the State Department building in Washington,
00:05former colleagues show their gratitude and express their outrage. More than 1,000
00:12employees of the US Foreign Service received emails on Friday telling them
00:16they had to be out by 5 p.m.
00:19Outraged by the way federal employees are being treated in this particular case
00:23that obviously undermines our standing in the world. It's a great gift to China and Russia.
00:30This is also self-sabotage, pulling people back from the front lines when we're being taken the most.
00:36It comes on the heels of a ruling by the Supreme Court on Tuesday,
00:40which cleared the way for the Trump administration to pursue mass reductions in the federal workforce.
00:46The Supreme Court's recent near-unanimous decision allows the reorganization to commence
00:52and will ensure that the department moves at the speed of relevancy and restores the department
00:57to its roots of results-driven democracy.
01:01The department aims to cut its US-based workforce of around 18,000 employees by up to 18 percent.
01:08Donald Trump wants to eliminate programs related to refugees, immigration, human rights and democracy
01:14that he believes have become ideological.
01:16The Supreme Court
01:18The Supreme Court
01:20The Supreme Court
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