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Honestly with Bari Weiss

Marco Rubio on Iran, Deportations and the State Dept. Shake-Up

Honestly with Bari Weiss

The Free Press

News, Society & Culture

4.67.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Yesterday, The Free Press had a major scoop: The State Department is launching the biggest shake-up in decades in an effort spearheaded by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Today, Rubio joins us on Honestly to discuss his goals for restructuring the Department and also how the U.S. is responding to manifold crises at home and abroad, from controversial deportations to the American attempt to end the war in Ukraine to the possibility of a new Iranian nuclear deal.  In his confirmation hearing, Secretary Rubio talked about how the postwar global order is obsolete. The question is: what replaces it? We asked that and more of the man who has been charged with overseeing one of the most transformational shifts in our relationship to the world in American history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the free press, this is honestly and I'm Barry Weiss.

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On Tuesday, the free press published a major scoop, the news of the State Department launching the biggest shake-up in decades in an effort spearheaded by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

0:46.3

The reorganization looks to eliminate 132 agency offices dedicated to efforts like promoting human

0:53.1

rights, advancing democracy, and combating

0:55.8

extremism. It will also lead to the State Department eliminating hundreds of positions

1:01.0

intended for career officials. Last but not least, top officials are also being asked to reduce

1:07.3

their offices by an additional 15%. So, why does that matter?

1:12.5

For those of us far from Washington,

1:14.0

it's natural to ask that question.

1:16.1

Well, Secretary Rubio says that this will make the department more efficient,

1:20.8

eliminating bloat and redundancy at a critical time,

1:24.5

one in which the U.S. is navigating

1:26.4

one of the most dangerous international moments

1:29.3

since the end of World War II. But some, including critics of the Trump administration,

1:35.1

see it as a sign of something more troubling. They see it as a signal of America's inward turn

1:40.7

as we enter this dangerous multipolar age. Today, Secretary Rubio joins me on honestly

1:47.0

to discuss his goals for restructuring the department and also how the U.S. is responding to so

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