Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly threw a birthday party for herself at the agency's headquarters as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pushed for dramatic cuts.
The Bulwark viewed photos "showing a large room with scattered cocktail tables, along with wine and Chavez-DeRemer's face on multiple TVs."
Sources at the agency "grumbled about the optics" of the labor secretary "throwing herself a cheery party against the backdrop of past and likely future cuts at the department," the report said.
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"A few bottles of wine isn't breaking the federal budget," the outlet noted. "But it speaks to the resentment simmering between the federal workforce and the political appointees Trump has placed in charge of their agencies."
Last month, DOGE canceled over $500 million in grants at the department, including a program to fight child labor.
