Rubio Swept up in Mass Layoffs, State Department Scrambles to Reinstate Him
“He’s never there,” said an aide, “so DOGE’s AI RIFbot included him in the cuts.”
By Rip Diplomacy
Washington, D.C. — July 12, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was laid off July 11, along with over 1,300 other State Department employees in a sweeping reduction in force (RIF) that Rubio himself described on July 10 as “done in the most deliberate way of anyone that’s done [a RIF].”
Rubio was therefore surprised to discover the next da…
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