Marco Rubio brags about 'sweeping' State Dept cuts three days after denying them

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he's making sweeping cuts at the State Department just days after claiming a "Trump draft order" for the cuts were a “hoax” and “fake news.”

Rubio posted to X Tuesday, "Today is the day. Under @POTUS’ leadership and at my direction, we are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department. These sweeping changes will empower our talented diplomats to put America and Americans first."

Rubio's post included a reference to the programs that would be cut but didn't give specifics.

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"Region-specific functions would be consolidated to increase functionality, redundant offices will be removed, and non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America’s core national interests will cease to exist," he wrote.

According to an internal memo viewed by The Washington Post, the cuts are expected to target "some human rights programs and others focused on war crimes and democracy."

The draft executive order that was "widely circulated among current and former officials over the weekend, outlined a more radical plan that involved numerous major changes, including shutting down the Bureau of African Affairs and eliminating numerous outposts across the continent," The Post reported.

Last week, Punchbowl News obtained a document showing the department was looking to consolidate outposts in Canada, Japan and some other countries. Other consulates were expected to undergo “resizing," according to the document.

The document also stated that the Trump administration will close 10 embassies and 17 consulates, including those in Eritrea, Luxembourg, Malta and South Sudan, and all of those operations will be folded into embassies in nearby countries.

Rubio hasn't confirmed the cuts outlined by Punchbowl News.