“What we’re seeing in the diplomatic corps right now is fear,” John Dinkelman, president of the American Foreign Service Association, told NBC News.

Late last month, an alarming email landed in the inboxes of American diplomats stationed around the world.

“We are operating in uncharted territory,” it began. “The environment facing the Foreign Service today is unlike anything we’ve seen.”

The message was sent by the union that represents the State Department’s workforce, and it warned of the risks of offering candid advice or objective assessments in the second Trump era.

Diplomats posted at embassies abroad are being called back from their assignments “after providing less-than-positive analysis or unwelcome recommendations to leadership,” according to the Aug. 28 email, which has not been previously reported.

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    Think back to when Russia was supposed to just roll over Ukraine in a matter of days and consider how years later they are still cowardly attacking civilian targets trying to break the will of this tiny country.

    Part of the reason why is because Putin didn’t get realistic reports about the capability of the Russian military because no one wanted to share bad news with him. Also, everyone in the Russian government is only concerned with their own personal enrichment, so they are robbing the country blind.

    So consider that and think about what President Pedophile is doing to The US.

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      To be fair, it wasn’t just because they didn’t want to give him bad news. It was also because they embezzled all the money they were supposed to use to change minds in Ukraine. That was probably done because nobody thought Putin was going to be dumb enough to invade Ukraine.

      Not dumb enough to do something. Not exactly what you associate with the current administration.