Tommy Pigott

Not a single person in the Iran office was affected by RIFs. It's disappointing that the @AP decided to denigrate the career foreign service officers and civil servants who currently lead the NEA bureau.

@StateDept That’s just the start of what we provided AP ahead of time and what they intentionally ignored or shortchanged. The bottom line: our highest priority is the safety and security of Americans, and we are working 24/7 to live up to that commitment.

In fact, most Americans who requested assistance have declined seats when offered - as we have had more departure options available than demand for them - often opting either to remain in country or book commercial flight options. Over 70,000 American citizens have safely returned to the U.S. from the Middle East since February 28.

As we told @AP ahead of time, this story is not based in reality, but they wouldn't be deterred by the facts. We gave them detailed responses, but instead, they relied on vague and inaccurate criticism from unnamed or outside sources. Here is some of what we provided:

The Trump administration is taking decisive action to prevent visa overstays. The visa bond policy has already proven effective, ensuring America’s borders are respected while saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars per year. reuters.com/world/americas…

The State Department is keeping America's borders secure and preventing visa overstays. Nationals from 50 countries will soon be required to provide a $15,000 bond for business and tourist visas - returned to those who comply with their visa terms and return home on time.

Under the leadership of @POTUS and @SecRubio, we have expanded our successful visa bonds pilot program to nationals of an additional 12 countries, bringing the total to 50 countries. The Biden Administration had 44k illegal overstays from these countries in just one year. We have near ZERO with bonds. This is saving American taxpayers over $800 million per year they would have had to pay to remove aliens from these countries who overstayed. This commonsense solution is just one example of our effective consular policies that are putting Americans and their interests first.

The safety of American citizens remains the highest priority for the Department of State. Americans in the Middle East who need consular assistance can call the U.S. Department of State 24/7 at +1-202-501-4444.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Irish companies are investing more than SIX BILLION DOLLARS into the United States. 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇪

SECRETARY RUBIO: Cuba’s economy doesn’t work. It has survived on subsidies from the Soviet Union and now from Venezuela. They don’t get subsidies anymore so they’re in a lot of trouble.

Susie Wiles epitomizes what it means to be a strong leader. She is also one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Susie led President Trump’s historic 2024 comeback campaign and is now spearheading the most successful administration in history. I know I speak for the President and the entire White House when I say that we are all praying for Susie and rallying behind her as she prepares to fight this battle against breast cancer. 💗

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