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Salon
Politics
Griffin Eckstein

JD Vance screened diplomats for wokeness

Ohio Senator and Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance tried to bulldoze qualified diplomatic officials’ nominations if he thought they were too "woke" to serve, a new report shows.

According to the Washington Post, Vance pressed would-be diplomatic appointees on their stance on LGBTQ+ rights, representation, and commitment to DEI hiring practices, subjecting qualified candidates to his “anti-woke” screener before advancing their nominations. 

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