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Rubio Tells Employees to Report Each Other

April 11, 2025 at 7:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying ‘anti-Christian bias’ as part of its effort to implement a sweeping new executive order on supporting employees of Christian faith working in the federal government,” Politico reports.

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