President Trump’s admiration for President Vladimir Putin of Russia has been endlessly dissected, but the American leader’s policy shifts since taking office again could have profound effects.
President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday, and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, in a February photo provided by Russian state media. Mr. Trump sees common cause with Mr. Putin.
President Trump’s admiration for President Vladimir Putin of Russia has been endlessly dissected, but the American leader’s policy shifts since taking office again could have profound effects.
President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday, and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, in a February photo provided by Russian state media. Mr. Trump sees common cause with Mr. Putin.
American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.
The reductions at the State Department are part of both President Trump’s larger slashing of the federal government and his “America First” foreign policy.
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