Rebecca Wright, Deputy Chief of Staff to Lori Chavez-DeRemer, relocated an employee's desk because she did not want a fat person visible in the front office.
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Bulwark TakesSep 5, 2026
The DOL Office of Inspector General report, released September 4, 2026, alleges that Deputy Chief of Staff Rebecca Wright relocated an employee's desk because she did not want a 'fat person' visible in the front office, based on witness accounts.
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… So, her Deputy Chief of Staff, woman named Rebecca Wright. Okay, so basically they had a bad employee culture there. Witnesses attributed several comments to Wright related to employees' appearance, race, and sexual orientation. Witnesses stated that during a period of turnover, Wright reportedly evaluated applicants in part by appearance and weight, including Right relocating an employee's desk because she did not want, quote, "a fat person visible in the front office." Witnesses further stated that Wright advised an employee not to cut her hair above her shoulders to avoid, quote, "turning into a lesbian." Turning? What is that? What Is Rebecca Is rebecca right? He said, "For back right?" …
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Supports. The OIG Report of Investigation names Rebecca Wright as Deputy Chief of Staff and states that multiple interviewed witnesses described the conduct at issue, which the report presents as part of its findings.[1]
Supports. Al Jazeera and NPR both report that the OIG report describes Wright relocating an employee's desk to avoid a 'fat person' being visible in the front office.[2][3]
Supports. The Inkl report quotes the OIG report's wording that Wright relocated an employee's desk because she did not want a 'fat person' visible in the front office.[4]
Context. Wright's attorney declined to make her available for an OIG interview, so her side of the account is not in the record. Chavez-DeRemer's attorney said the report found no violation of law, but did not dispute the desk incident.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Report of Investigation: Lori Chavez-Deremer, Former ...oig.dol.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Watchdog report alleges misconduct by Trump's former ...aljazeera.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 34 things investigators learned about the dysfunction at ...upr.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Trump's ex-labor secretary drank on job and created ‘toxic' work environment, report allegesinkl.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 54 things investigators learned about the dysfunction at Trump's Labor Departmenthoustonpublicmedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
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