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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Republican lawmaker accuses State Department of allegedly offering ‘therapy’ to workers following Trump’s win

Representative Darrell Issa penned a letter to Secretary Antony Blinken requesting information after the State Department reportedly held therapy sessions for employees after the election - (Getty Images)

A California Republican penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken with concerns the State Department held “therapy and listening sessions” for employees “devastated” by president-elect Donald Trump’s November victory.

These “therapy sessions” in question, however, were stress management webinars organized before the election, a State Department spokesperson told The Independent on Tuesday morning. Sessions like these have been offered to employees for over a decade.

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