In a surprising turn of events at the U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards, Katrina Fotovat, a Senior Bureau Official in the Office of Global Women’s Issues, defied explicit orders from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as she included a Bangladeshi protest leader with Jihadist ties in the awards, despite instructions to exclude her, according to State Department sources who spoke to journalist Laura Loomer.
The directive from Secretary Rubio came in response to Laura Loomer’s exclusive reporting, which exposed the Bangladeshi women’s connections to radical Islamic organizations, as well as their associations with Alex Soros and the Clinton Global Initiative. However, during the event, with Secretary Rubio and First Lady Melania Trump present on stage, Fotovat proceeded to honor the controversial figures, despite being fully aware of the…
