According to Reuters, Phyllis Fong, who has been with the department for 22 years, was escorted out on Monday after Trump ...
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What better time for the USDA to be without an inspector general—or, worse, some MAGA hack pretending to be one—what with bird flu decimating cattle and poultry, and leaping between species to 67 ...
Phyllis Fong had become a fixture at the USDA, serving in her role for over two decades since she was appointed by George W. Bush.
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran, said the Trump administration had not followed proper protocols, according to Reuters ...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis Fong had intended to stay after the White House terminated her, ...
In a dramatic turn of events, Phyllis Fong, the USDA Inspector General, was escorted out of her office for refusing to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration. This incident raises ...
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she ...
USDA and other agencies need closer oversight as the Trump administration purges inspectors general, Senate Agriculture Chair ...
Phyllis Fong had informed her colleagues in an email that she planned to remain in her position, asserting that the termination notice did not follow legal requirements and therefore was not valid.
According to a report from Reuters, she was escorted from the building today by security. Fong is a 22-year veteran of the inspector general office with the USDA. And while that multi-decade career is ...