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Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently sent a directive to all of the State Department’s diplomatic and consular posts with a sweeping message: Stop talking about elections. The July 17 cable instructed American diplomats to avoid commenting on whether foreign elections are free or fair, and if any comment is to be made, officials should simply congratulate the winner.
Grayson Logue is a staff writer for The Dispatch and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he worked in political risk consulting, helping advise Fortune 50 companies. He was also an assistant editor at Providence Magazine and is a graduate student at the University of Edinburgh, pursuing a Master’s degree in history. When Grayson is not writing pieces for the website, he is probably working hard to reduce the number of balls he loses on the golf course.
