Security agents had to escort the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, Reuters reports.
Phyllis Fong was terminated on Friday but reportedly said she intended to stay, saying she didn’t believe the administration “followed proper protocols.”
BREAKING: USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong was reportedly escorted out of her office by security after she refused to leave after President Trump fired her.
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Per Reuters:
Fong was among the 17 federal watchdogs fired by Trump on Friday in what critics described as a Friday-night purge. Speaking to reporters afterwards aboard Air Force One, Trump defended the move saying “it’s a
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