Chavez-DeRemer, entangled in string of controversies, leaving for private sector, president’s spokesperson says
Donald Trump’s labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down, the administration announced Monday.
“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote on social media. “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.”
Chavez-DeRemer is the third cabinet member to depart during the president’s second term, following homeland security secretary Kristi Noem and attorney general Pam Bondi. Her exit comes after she became entangled in a string of political and personal controversies.
The labor secretary and her close aides are currently under investigation by the department’s inspector general over allegations of professional misconduct.
