{"id":2394906,"date":"2025-01-24T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-labor-department-terminates-biden-appointee-secretly-burrowed-into-new-administration-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T16:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T21:11:41","slug":"trumps-labor-department-terminates-biden-appointee-secretly-burrowed-into-new-administration-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-labor-department-terminates-biden-appointee-secretly-burrowed-into-new-administration-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Labor Department Terminates Biden Appointee Secretly &#8216;Burrowed&#8217; Into New Administration: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-labor-department-terminates-biden-appointee-secretly-burrowed-into-new-administration-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A report \u2064from the Daily Wire\u2062 reveals\u200c that President\u2064 Donald Trump\u2019s \u2064management aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">remove politically appointed operatives<\/a> from within\u2063 the government. It highlights the case of Elizabeth pe\u00f1a, who was reportedly found working in a contracted role at the Department of Labor\u200c after serving in \u200cthe biden administration. Despite rules against political appointees transitioning to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-admin-purging-dangerous-trump-supporters-from-federal-government-existential-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin Purging \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Trump Supporters From Federal Government: \u2018Existential Threat To Democracy\u2019\">career positions<\/a> post-election, Pe\u00f1a was hired at\u200b an \u2063annual salary of $153,354.\u2062 The Biden administration defended \u200bher hiring, claiming it fell outside these\u2062 regulations due \u200cto her contracted status. nonetheless, \u200bshe was terminated following the Daily Wire&#8217;s \u2064exposure\u2063 of her position. Pe\u00f1a had previously expressed enthusiasm for \u200cher role, speaking about her \u200bcommitment\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-niece-sparks-international-headache-for-united-states-with-indias-government-report\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris\u2019s Niece Sparks International Headache For United States With India\u2019s Government: Report\">labor rights<\/a>, but her past with the Biden administration raised \u2063concerns\u2062 among\u200c Trump\u2019s supporters regarding potential biases and agendas. The article suggests that\u200c Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s \u2063case might\u200c not \u2063be isolated, prompting\u200b calls for Trump to investigate further to \u200buncover\u2064 any additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-gets-fox-news-gig\/\" title=\"Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Gets Fox News Gig\">political operatives<\/a> who may\u200d have embedded themselves\u2064 in the government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A report from the Daily Wire on Thursday proved President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration must be vigilant if it hopes to purge woke political operatives from the government.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/labor-department-fires-kamala-aide-exposed-by-the-daily-wire-for-burrowing-in-trump-workforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exposed a scheme<\/a> to hide a political operative in the Department of Labor after the election in a contracted three-year position to the tune of a whopping $153,354 annual salary.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Pe&ntilde;a served in President Joe Biden&rsquo;s White House Presidential Personnel Office, working on his transition team previously. She also worked on former Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamalas-marriage-strained-reportedly-blames-husband-loss-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo; transition team.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Wire, there are explicit rules against actions where political appointees convert to career positions after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-reveals-more-details-from-the-fbi-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"Eric Trump Reveals More Details From the FBI Mar-a-Lago Raid\">president leaves office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Personnel Management must approve, and Congress must be informed of the decision.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration tried to argue this process did not apply to Pe&ntilde;a given her position was contracted.<\/p>\n<p>A source with knowledge of the issue gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/step-aside-judge-judy-daily-wires-matt-walsh-just-got-reality-court-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Wire<\/a> the following statement on the decision:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elizabeth Pe&ntilde;a was terminated, effective today. The Administration is actively working to ensure no other political operatives from the Biden-Harris administration were secretly burrowed into the government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pe&ntilde;a posted to LinkedIn on Jan. 15 &mdash; prior to her termination &mdash; expressing excitement in taking on the job.<\/p>\n<p>Her post was filled with all the usual left-wing buzzwords that show Trump and the Daily Wire were right to expose this Biden holdover before she could do even more damage in a new role.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m thrilled to announce that I have returned to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) as an International Relations Officer! This new role marks a continuation of my journey to protect and promote labor rights globally,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the past few years, I&rsquo;ve had the privilege of working on issues that matter deeply to me and at ILAB, I look forward to collaborating with partners at home and abroad to uphold the principles of dignity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-harris-breaking-ten-commandments-part-ten-sin-center-equity-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equity<\/a>, and justice in the workplace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire pulled a quote from Pe&ntilde;a from the Biden administration&rsquo;s website with more racist DEI rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My Latina\/Hispanic identity shapes my work by providing me with the core values that are embedded in me, like a strong work ethic, compassion, and resilience,&rdquo; it quoted her in saying.<\/p>\n<p>Trump hasn&rsquo;t hidden his disdain for DEI as he terminated its use in hiring practices via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/01\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-protects-civil-rights-and-merit-based-opportunity-by-ending-illegal-dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pe&ntilde;a contended she was not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-major-university-covertly-rebrands-dei-office-innocuous-sounding-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI hire<\/a>, but it doesn&rsquo;t matter; she is a political hire meant only to cause problems for Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elizabeth Pe&ntilde;a was terminated, effective today. The Administration is actively working to ensure no other political operatives from the Biden-Harris administration were secretly burrowed into the government<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQU6g3eQpO\">https:\/\/t.co\/SQU6g3eQpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sermtalu (@sermtalu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sermtalu\/status\/1882790705523048479?\">January 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is probably the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<p>Pe&ntilde;a posted about the job publicly, which alerted the Daily Wire, but there are plenty of operatives smart enough to keep their mouths shut.<\/p>\n<p>Trump needs to find them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Daily Wire revealed a plan to conceal a political operative within the Department of Labor, who was set to receive an annual salary of $153,354 for a contracted three-year position. Elizabeth Pe\u00f1a, who previously worked in President Joe Biden&#8217;s White House Presidential Personnel Office and on Kamala Harris&#8217; transition team, was identified as this operative. The report noted that there are strict regulations preventing political appointees from transitioning into career positions after their president leaves office without approval from the Office of Personnel Management and notification to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration argued that these rules did not apply to Pe\u00f1a because her role was contracted. However, a source informed the Daily Wire that Pe\u00f1a had been terminated effective immediately and that efforts were underway to ensure no other Biden-Harris operatives were covertly embedded in government roles. Prior to her termination, Pe\u00f1a expressed enthusiasm about her new job on LinkedIn, using typical left-wing language which reinforced concerns about her potential impact in this position.<\/p>\n<p>Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s statements included references to her Latina identity shaping her work values such as strong work ethic and compassion. Trump has openly criticized DEI initiatives and recently ended their use in hiring practices through an executive order. Although Pe\u00f1a claimed she wasn&#8217;t hired under DEI principles, she is viewed as a political appointment intended to create challenges for Trump&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>This situation may only be the beginning; while Pe\u00f1a publicly announced her job\u2014which drew attention\u2014there could be many other operatives who are more discreet about their positions within government agencies. 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