Was Security Forced to Physically Remove USDA Inspector General After President Trump Fired Her?

Last Friday night, President Trump fired 17 Inspector Generals to purge the government — a poignant move to mark the end of his first week back in the White House.

One of those was USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong, who apparently refused to comply with Trump firing her.

According to a report from Reuters, security had to physically remove Fong from the building when she refused to leave.

Fong had allegedly accused President Trump of not following proper protocol to fire her and told colleagues that she would not be complying.

Take a look:

THIS is what WINNING looks like 🏆

Security physically REMOVED USDA Phyllis Fong as she refused to accept that she was FIRED by President Trump. pic.twitter.com/rTbHgjBPJH

— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) January 29, 2025

BREAKING:

The USDA Inspector General, Phyllis Fong, was Physically removed from her office after she refused to leave after Trump fired her ass

How much you wanna bet she’s a CCP spy? pic.twitter.com/OEzvORT3UG

— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) January 29, 2025

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.

Bye bye 👋 pic.twitter.com/ZClXI38Zpr

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 29, 2025

Reuters originally reported:

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the administration had followed proper protocols, the sources said.

In an email to colleagues on Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, she said the independent Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency “has taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.”

Fong declined to comment and the Office of the Inspector General did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Phyllis Fong, who has worked for the USDA for 22 years, was fired on Friday, but she reportedly told her colleagues that she planned to continue working. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Fong was removed by security officials and “refused to comply” with her termination.

Before her firing, the government employee said she believed that the newly inaugurated Trump administration was acting improperly by terminating officials so suddenly.

In an email obtained by Reuters, Fong said the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) had “taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.”

The USDA, however, denied that security officials were involved in the incident in an email to Fox News Digital on Wednesday night.

“According to an internal security report, Phyllis Fong departed the USDA premises on Monday, January 27 of her own accord,” a spokesperson said. “She was accompanied by two friends who she paused to take selfies with on her way out. Security officials did not play any role in her departure.”

Either way, the message is clear: Phyllis Fong, you’re fired.

And so are all the government bureaucrats who try to subvert President Trump’s mandate.