Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the lead DOGE senator, claimed victory as the Trump administration’s USDA instituted a work-from-home restriction first availed to her by a whistleblower
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TheSenate’slead“DOGE”lawmakersaidFridaythatherquestforgovernmentefficiencyisbeginningtocomefull-circle,astheU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureinstitutedareturn-to-workmandateshesaidwasfirstspurredbya2024whistleblowerwhocontactedheroffice.
“TheTrumpadministration,DOGE,andIare already rackingupwinsfortaxpayers,”Sen.JoniErnst,R-Iowa,toldFoxNewsDigitalonFriday.
“Growinguponafarm,Iknowwhatworkingfromhomereallymeans.”
PresidentDonaldTrump,too,highlightedthedifferencebetweenteleworkinwhite-collarjobsandAmericansinagricultureandmanufacturingwhodon’thavetheluxuryofworkingfromadesk.
Inremarkstoreporters,Trumpsaidthatfederalworkersappearlessproductivewhenworkingfromhomeandthatthedynamicis“unfairtothemillionsofpeopleintheUnitedStateswhoare,infact,workinghardfromjobsitesandnotfromtheirhome.̶
