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Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s exit marks third high-profile departure from Trump administration in recent weeks

Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned in the wake of allegations of misconduct in office, marking the third high-profile departure from the president’s Cabinet within recent weeks.

Inquiries into complaints about her leadership — alleging abuses of her position’s power, having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job — have also forced out at least four other officials within the nation’s labor agency, including her former chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, among others.

Another staffer was fired late last month after she sat for a four-hour interview with the department’s inspector general.

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 50 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Not original to me.

Trump has so many drunks working at the highest level of government that his advisors should be called 'The Liquor Cabinet.'

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

Done. Make It So.

[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 37 points 2 hours ago

I just love that there are multiple people in Trump's administration who are credibly accused of "drinking and misconduct" so you need to actually read their names and titles to know which one got canned on any given day.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

So this is a different one. Not $. K. Got it. Good choices lol

[–] homes@piefed.world 33 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I can drink and suck dick, and I promise you, I care a lot more about equal labor than this lady does. Better than that? I can be honest with you!

And I’m just some random New Yorker

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(Happy420)

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I can drink and suck dick

What are ya doing Friday night?

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 29 points 2 hours ago

Apparently heading up the labor department

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

What a coincidence that all the people getting fired are women.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 18 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Well, there's Kash Patel, he's looking shaky.

Oh, wait, I see your point.

[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 3 points 23 minutes ago

Eh, he’s an Indian-American I’d still take odds he out in the next fortnight. Kegsbreath is doing all the same stuff but as a white male I recon his job is safe until after November.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Chavez-DeRemer’s resignation on Monday was not announced by Trump, who had previously delivered news of his ousting of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem. Instead, the announcement came from White House Assistant Director of Communications Steven Cheung.

The greatest indignity possible.

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

The party of religious people everybody. Morals up the wazoo!

[–] EpeeGnome@feddit.online 3 points 3 hours ago

If had to deal with this administration for work I might resort to alcohol myself. I'm betting she was already an alcoholic before they hired her and that her only qualification was expressing loyalty to Trump.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

So many drunks in this admin and yet Trump himself does not drink...

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

Pretty sure being a hardcore alcoholic is just about the only way to handle being stuck in Trump's presence constantly. Either that or you gotta start doing ketamine like Elon.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

I don't have a problem with the state behavior necessarily, I have a problem with fascists though. Got to hell bitch.