The document, which was signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and first reported by the Wall Street Journal, said “messages should avoid opining on the fairness or integrity of an electoral process, its legitimacy or the democratic values of the country in question.”The State Department will now only weigh in on foreign elections when there is a "clear and compelling" U.S. interest to do so, focusing on strategic significance over spreading democratic values.
"Consistent with the administration’s emphasis on national sovereignty, the Department will comment publicly on elections only when there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest to do so," according to a new memo articulating Secretary Marco Rubio’s directive obtained by Fox News Digital.
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