Staff Reports
It seems President Donald Trump is back in the firing business, and this time he has set his sights on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Fox News reports that two out of the three Democratic commissioners, Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, received their pink slips as part of Trump’s aggressive campaign to cleanse the federal government of leftist “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) initiatives. This isn’t just about taking out the trash; it’s about revamping the whole dumpster fire the left has set up at the EEOC.
In a turn of events that could only come from Washington, Burrows and Samuels are now apparently shopping for lawyers. They claim Trump’s decision to relieve them of their duties before the end of their five-year terms is unprecedented and amounts to a threat to the independence of the commission. As if the federal government wasn’t already a circus! Their argument might be that they had a contract, but it’s less about legality and more about politicians not liking to be ousted from cushy positions of power.
Trump just fired two EEOC commissioners that protect American workers from discrimination.
This unprecedented move will sow chaos in an independent, nonpartisan organization, and harms workers — leaving them vulnerable to civil rights violations. https://t.co/KOdzR1BwxF
— Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats (@EdWorkforceDems) January 29, 2025
It’s rich to hear Burrows lamenting the loss of independence when federal agencies like the EEOC have been used as a playground for progressive ideologies. Her assertion that Trump is undermining efforts to protect employees from discrimination seems rather ironic coming from someone who was part of the very machine that many conservatives see as exacerbating divisions in the workplace based on race, sex, and the latest trendy identifier.
Samuels, who was put in her place by Biden, chimed in with her own melodrama, claiming that Trump’s actions violate the law and disrupt the so-called stability of the EEOC’s mission. One wonders if she realized that the real upheaval was the radical agenda she was promoting. Her “concern” for fair treatment is met with bemusement by the average American who sees DEI as just another way to enforce a social agenda under the guise of protecting rights.
The Trump White House had no qualms about elaborating on the firings and didn’t hold back. Officials characterized Burrows and Samuels as far-left appointees who were working overtime to demolish long-standing labor law traditions. In doing so, they positioned these two as clear representatives of the radical policies that the Trump administration vowed to dismantle. And why wouldn’t they? The modern voter is tired of seeing their government offices occupied by individuals more concerned with ideological crusades than common-sense governance.
These firings represent a strategic move in Trump’s broader mission to banish DEI from federal agencies altogether, a move that reverberates beyond the EEOC and into the military as well. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly on the same mission, seeking to ensure that the military remains focused on its quintessential roles rather than becoming another progressive training ground. It’s a bold strategy, but one that many believe aligns with the sentiments of a significant portion of the American populace. After all, when it comes to the federal policy landscape, sometimes clean-up requires a good old-fashioned sweeping out of the left-leaning elements.
