Secretary of State Marco Rubio has just sent a cable to U.S. embassies to address the urgent need to switch back the official font used by the United States. The Joe Biden administration had made the switch from Times New Roman to Calibri, and now Rubio is claiming that decision was the result of a misguided diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative.
Looked at in isolation, the concept of a “woke” font is almost laughable, but there is an actual reason the Donald Trump administration is referring to Calibri in those terms. “Typography shapes how official documents are perceived in terms of cohesion, professionalism, and formality.” Rubio continued explaining his switch back to Times New Roman, saying, “The switch was promised to mitigate accessibility issues for individuals with disabilities.” Sec. Rubio argues that the State Department lost $145,000 in this exercise.
