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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,262 posts)
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:21 PM 23 hrs ago

Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as Labor secretary

Source: CNN

Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as Labor secretary

By Alejandra Jaramillo
2 min ago
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2026, 5:18 PM

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector, according to a statement posted Monday by White House communications director Steven Cheung.

"Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives," Cheung said.

Keith Sonderling will serve as acting secretary of the Department of Labor, Cheung added.

CNN has asked the White House for more details, including when Chavez-DeRemer's departure will take effect.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/politics/lori-chavez-deremer-labor-secretary-out-trump



Hat tip, https://www.joemygod.com/2026/04/jones-trump-is-helping-the-deep-state-shut-me-down/#comment-6866301224

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It looks as if Keith Sonderling is now in charge.

https://www.dol.gov/general/contact/leadership-team

Office of the Deputy Secretary
Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling 202-693-xxxx
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as Labor secretary (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago OP
Probably not mean enough for Trump pfitz59 23 hrs ago #1
How did she offend Himself? Was she unable to reinstate slavery? Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #2
Had to fire one of the liquor cabinet. Coincidence that it's a woman? jls4561 23 hrs ago #3
He's getting rid of all the women! LovelyStuff 23 hrs ago #4
Tulsi may be next, BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #6
Just 4 women remaining in the cabinet: Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #18
Macmahon is safe DonCoquixote 10 hrs ago #23
Just saw a WaPo breaking BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #5
I tried WTOP. Nada. WaPo puts up too much of a fight for a non-subscriber. mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago #8
There was a mess going on last week and over the weekend BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #16
Gift link to short WaPo article: spooky3 23 hrs ago #13
Doesn't WaPo want your email addy? Thanks. mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago #15
This is a gift link. Nt spooky3 21 hrs ago #21
Gift link - they still want my email address. I just tried it. That's a no-go for me. EOM progree 15 hrs ago #22
Does it work if you put in a fake address? Nt spooky3 4 hrs ago #26
Her husband earlier was barred from DOL because of inappropriate touching accusations spooky3 23 hrs ago #7
Who's gonna be the new Secretary Against Labor? Turbineguy 23 hrs ago #9
Still too many losers/boozers in the liquor cabinet. PuraVidaDreamin 23 hrs ago #10
A quick reminder of her scandal with her bodyguard from last month. herding cats 23 hrs ago #11
Clips from the WashPost front-page article AverageOldGuy 23 hrs ago #12
Thay haven't taken down her page yet. mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago #14
Not surprising at all, but the new acting Secretary, Keith Sonderling, is almost surely worse than who he is replacing Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #17
April 15, 2026 'Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer asked staff members to bring wine to her hotel room, and to keep in touch riversedge 22 hrs ago #19
She's wearing the mandated state-religion's little gold cross, I see nt GenThePerservering 22 hrs ago #20
Did you know Pototan 10 hrs ago #24
He campaigned for Trump, I remember. Spoke at the RNC. yardwork 9 hrs ago #25

LovelyStuff

(49 posts)
4. He's getting rid of all the women!
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:24 PM
23 hrs ago

So . . . are there any other females in his cabinet? If so, they're next!

Wiz Imp

(10,180 posts)
18. Just 4 women remaining in the cabinet:
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:17 PM
22 hrs ago

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard
Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler

DonCoquixote

(13,971 posts)
23. Macmahon is safe
Tue Apr 21, 2026, 06:43 AM
10 hrs ago

As her boss , Dana white, is a big support for Trump.i.e. helps him feel like a he man.

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,262 posts)
8. I tried WTOP. Nada. WaPo puts up too much of a fight for a non-subscriber.
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:31 PM
23 hrs ago

There might be be some of her cronies left to go. I was just talking to some people at DOL earlier this afternoon. No one said a peep, so this j-u-u-u-ust happened.

See ya.

BumRushDaShow

(170,802 posts)
16. There was a mess going on last week and over the weekend
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:05 PM
22 hrs ago

per some articles I was seeing that had created a sort of "fixed placement" section just on her trials and tribulations!

Politico had a piece yesterday afternoon that I slid in early this morning that seemed to foretell this - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143653428

progree

(13,037 posts)
22. Gift link - they still want my email address. I just tried it. That's a no-go for me. EOM
Tue Apr 21, 2026, 01:34 AM
15 hrs ago

herding cats

(20,052 posts)
11. A quick reminder of her scandal with her bodyguard from last month.
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:47 PM
23 hrs ago

I know, there's so many scandals in this admin it's almost impossible to keep up. Here's the relevant one to this person losing their job.

Bodyguard for Trump's labor secretary quits amid claims of boozy strip club trips and

The departure was the latest development for the scandal-plagued department following accusations of boozy work trips to strip clubs, trysts at casinos and a 'stash' of liquor in the Washington DC office.

Brian Sloan stepped down from his position last week, after being accused of having a romantic affair with the 57-year-old married Labor Secretary, Politico reports, citing two department officials.

He had previously been placed on leave amid the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General's probe into allegations that Chavez-DeRemer engaged in unprofessional conduct.

An internal complaint previously obtained by The New York Post details how top staffers at the federal department were accused of 'travel fraud,' creating made up business trips using taxpayer funds to travel to be with family and friends.

It specifically claims Chavez-DeRemer had at least three meetings with her employee and alleged partner in September and October while either waiting for her security team to leave or after Chavez-DeRemer told the security team they weren't needed.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/bodyguard-for-trump-s-labor-secretary-quits-amid-claims-of-boozy-strip-club-trips-and-casino-trysts/ar-AA1Z1ACt

AverageOldGuy

(4,008 posts)
12. Clips from the WashPost front-page article
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:49 PM
23 hrs ago
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will leave administration amid misconduct allegations
The former Oregon congresswoman is the third member of Trump’s Cabinet -- all women -- to step down during his second term.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/04/20/chavez-deremer-leaves-cabinet/


Accusations that Chavez-DeRemer had engaged in misconduct, including personal travel during taxpayer-funded trips, surfaced in a complaint filed with the Labor Department’s inspector general that was first reported by the New York Post. The complaint led to the suspension of several top aides and surfaced sexual misconduct allegations against Chavez-DeRemer’s husband, Shawn DeRemer.

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,262 posts)
14. Thay haven't taken down her page yet.
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:50 PM
23 hrs ago
Office of the Secretary
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer



Download a High-Resolution Version of the Official Portrait


Lori Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in on March 11, 2025, as the 30th Secretary of the United States Department of Labor. Secretary Chavez-DeRemer has dedicated over two decades of her life to public service, including positions on the Happy Valley City Council and eventually serving as mayor. Under her leadership, Happy Valley became Oregon's fastest-growing community.

In 2022, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by Oregon's 5th Congressional District, making history as the first Republican woman elected to Congress from the state. The daughter of a Teamster, Secretary Chavez-DeRemer is a successful small businesswoman and the first in her family to graduate from college.

She and her high school sweetheart, Dr. Shawn DeRemer founded an anesthesia management company and several medical clinics across the Pacific Northwest. A proud wife, mother of twin daughters, and new grandmother, Chavez-DeRemer is passionate about advocating for businesses, workers, and families.

@SecretaryLCD (link is external)
https://x.com/SecretaryLCD

Wiz Imp

(10,180 posts)
17. Not surprising at all, but the new acting Secretary, Keith Sonderling, is almost surely worse than who he is replacing
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:12 PM
22 hrs ago

Chavez Deremer received YES votes from 17 Democrats (and, no, Fetterman was not one of them) in her Confirmation vote. Sonderling, on the other hand received 0 Democratic votes in his confirmation vote for Deputy Secretary.

riversedge

(81,175 posts)
19. April 15, 2026 'Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer asked staff members to bring wine to her hotel room, and to keep in touch
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:19 PM
22 hrs ago

I missed this one from a few days ago. Chavez has been a busy little beaver.




Labor Dept. Investigates Texts Among Secretary’s Family and Staff

Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer asked staff members to bring wine to her hotel room, and to keep in touch with her husband and father.



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/politics/labor-secretary-text-messages.html

Listen · 4:23 min



By Rebecca Davis O’Brien April 15, 2026


Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her top aides and family members routinely sent personal messages and requests to young staff members that are now under review by the department’s inspector general.

Ms. Chavez-DeRemer and her former deputy chief of staff sent texts asking employees to bring wine to them during trips for the department. Sometimes the requests came in the middle of the workday.

Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s husband exchanged text messages with young female staff members, as did her father. Some of the young women were instructed by Ms. Chavez-DeRemer and the former deputy chief of staff to “pay attention” to the men, according to people familiar with the investigation.

The text messages have been reviewed by The New York Times.

The messages were gathered as part of a monthslong investigation into Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s leadership of the department, which began with a complaint filed to the inspector general’s office claiming widespread misconduct. The inquiry has revealed deep frustration in the department with Ms. Chavez-DeRemer, who took office in March 2025. Staff members across the political spectrum have described her as disconnected from the work of the department..........................


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/politics/labor-secretary-text-messages.html
Lori Chavez-DeRemer sits at a desk in a crowded hearing room, facing photographers.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer during her Senate hearing last year to be secretary of labor.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times


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