State Department deputy says diplomacy producing "results," cites 95% drop in border crossings

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Piggott of the U.S. Department of State told reporters that U.S. diplomacy under President Trump and "Secretary Rubio" is producing results, citing progress on Gaza and Ukraine and saying border crossings are down 95%.

At a briefing room appearance, Piggott said Spokesperson Tammy Bruce had "just finished another fantastic briefing" and summarized the twin themes of foreign policy and border security. "The main takeaway today after the brief is that the results speak for themselves," he said.

Piggott said the administration is seeking "creative solutions to solve so many of the conflicts that we see around the world" so that future generations will not confront the same problems. He named Gaza and Ukraine as subjects of the briefing and credited "the diplomacy of Secretary Rubio" with helping to implement the administration's agenda.

On border security, Piggott said, "We're seeing a secure border with border crossings down 95%." He framed that claim as evidence that "American leadership is back, and that directly benefits the American people." Those statements were presented as the deputy spokesperson's summary of the briefing; the transcript does not record any policy action, supporting data, or documents provided at the time.

The remarks attributed progress to the priorities of President Trump and the diplomacy of Secretary Rubio, but the briefing transcript does not include supporting statistics, time frames, agencies that produced the 95% figure, or citations to formal reports. No motions, directives, or formal decisions were announced during the remarks.

The remarks came as part of a press briefing summary rather than a formal policy announcement; reporters and other officials were not recorded taking votes or issuing directives in the transcript excerpt.