Trump transition team asks 3 State Department officials to resign: report

President-elect Trump's transition team has reportedly asked three senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, according to Reuters. 

"There's a little bit of a concern that this might be setting the stage for something worse," a U.S. official familiar with the matter told Reuters.

All three of the career diplomats named in the report have worked under Democratic and Republican administrations, Reuters noted. Unlike political appointees, diplomats do not typically resign when a president leaves office.

Throughout his political career, Trump has gone after the "deep state," and this move could be seen as part of his efforts to fundamentally change the government on a bureaucratic level.

"It is entirely appropriate for the transition to seek officials who share President Trump's vision for putting our nation and America's working men and women first. We have a lot of failures to fix and that requires a committed team focused on the same goals," Trump's team told Reuters in response to a request for comment.

While there are those who are skeptical at best when it comes to Trump's foreign policy plans, others see shifts on the world stage as early signs of success.

A spokesperson for the Trump transition team did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.