CNN: WH tells career diplomats who oppose Trump to get out. Spicer, who misunderstands State’s “Dissent Channel,” says they can “either get with the program or they can go”

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CNN: WH tells career diplomats who oppose Trump to get out. Spicer, who misunderstands State’s “Dissent Channel,” says they can “either get with the program or they can go”

By Elise Labott, CNN Updated 3:38 PM ET, Mon January 30, 2017 The White House spokesman on Monday said career US diplomats who don’t back President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration executive order should find a new line of work if they don’t get on board. Asked about a draft memo (published by The Washington Post) signed by dozens of […]

WP Opinion: State Dept. dissent memo: ‘We are better than this ban’

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WP Opinion: State Dept. dissent memo: ‘We are better than this ban’

Josh Rogin January 30 at 11:34 AM Dozens of State Department officials are expected to sign a memo opposing President Trump’s executive order suspending immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, activating the famous “Dissent Channel,” which diplomats have used for decades, to oppose what they see as wrongheaded policies put forth by the Trump White House. “A […]