Who are the Biden political appointees who "burrowed in" to the federal bureaucracy?🤔
The list includes a former White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council member, former USAID staff, and immigration lawyers.
I'll explain "burrowing in," then get to the names.
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The list includes a former White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council member, former USAID staff, and immigration lawyers.
I'll explain "burrowing in," then get to the names.
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First, what is "burrowing in?" @hughhewitt gave a good concise definition in an interview with me at @JobCreatorsUSA's Freedom Fighters Summit
Presidents appoint more than 3K people for "political" positions, but there are at least 2.3M federal workers. Most are in ostensibly non-political "career" positions.
Burrowing in involves switching from a "political" to a "career" position.
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Presidents appoint more than 3K people for "political" positions, but there are at least 2.3M federal workers. Most are in ostensibly non-political "career" positions.
Burrowing in involves switching from a "political" to a "career" position.
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Why is this a problem?
“The biggest challenge that every single new Cabinet secretary and their subordinates will face is the entrenched bureaucrat,” @TheFGA's @stew_whitson told me.
He described both overt opposition to the president and “quiet insubordination.”
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“The biggest challenge that every single new Cabinet secretary and their subordinates will face is the entrenched bureaucrat,” @TheFGA's @stew_whitson told me.
He described both overt opposition to the president and “quiet insubordination.”
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A recent @ScottWRasmussen poll found a whopping 75% of the DC-based feds making $75K+ who voted for Kamala Harris in the last election said they would not follow a lawful Trump order if they considered it bad policy.
The deep state in a nutshell.
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dailysignal.com/2025/04/24/dee…
The deep state in a nutshell.
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dailysignal.com/2025/04/24/dee…
“It’s easy to throw sand in the gears for something you don’t like, and that’s one of the reasons why things run so slowly in the government,” @ceidotorg's @SeanGHiggins told me.
CEI tracks regulations, which cost nearly as much as income taxes
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CEI tracks regulations, which cost nearly as much as income taxes
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The Office of Personnel Management (@USOPM) publishes a report showing the bureaucrats who burrowed in, and I dug through these reports.
“Our goal is to ensure all career appointments are based on merit,” OPM Spox McLaurine Pinover told me.
On to the names.
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“Our goal is to ensure all career appointments are based on merit,” OPM Spox McLaurine Pinover told me.
On to the names.
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1⃣Kerry Doyle
Doyle worked for ICE & DHS under Biden, then applied to be an immigration judge. She got a pay bump, from $168K to $176K.
Doyle got fired in February, right before she was going to be sworn in.
She had previously worked at Church World Service, which receives federal money to move immigrants across the country. She also worked for a House Democrat.
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Doyle worked for ICE & DHS under Biden, then applied to be an immigration judge. She got a pay bump, from $168K to $176K.
Doyle got fired in February, right before she was going to be sworn in.
She had previously worked at Church World Service, which receives federal money to move immigrants across the country. She also worked for a House Democrat.
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2⃣Margot Benedict
Benedict joined the DOJ as an attorney in July 2021 and ultimately served as senior counselor to AG Garland.
She first received an offer for a career position in 2023, which she filled in January. She received a raise from $116K to $131K.
She left the DOJ in March, returning to Morrison Foerster, where she had previously worked. She served brief stints interning at the National Women's Law Center and clerking for Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat, on the Judiciary Committee.
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Benedict joined the DOJ as an attorney in July 2021 and ultimately served as senior counselor to AG Garland.
She first received an offer for a career position in 2023, which she filled in January. She received a raise from $116K to $131K.
She left the DOJ in March, returning to Morrison Foerster, where she had previously worked. She served brief stints interning at the National Women's Law Center and clerking for Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat, on the Judiciary Committee.
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3⃣Elisa Santana
Santana joined USAID in 2022, and OPM approved her switching to the Department of Commerce in December. She got a pay bump, from $104K to $106K.
She recently posted that she lost her job.
Before USAID, Santana worked for Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan and Dem. Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
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Santana joined USAID in 2022, and OPM approved her switching to the Department of Commerce in December. She got a pay bump, from $104K to $106K.
She recently posted that she lost her job.
Before USAID, Santana worked for Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan and Dem. Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
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4⃣Tara Boggaram
OPM approved Boggaram to switch from a political position to a career position at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. She took a pay cut, from $137K to $111K. She seems to still be at IDFC.
Boggaram previously worked as a field organizer for Beto O'Rourke's failed 2018 Senate campaign.
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OPM approved Boggaram to switch from a political position to a career position at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. She took a pay cut, from $137K to $111K. She seems to still be at IDFC.
Boggaram previously worked as a field organizer for Beto O'Rourke's failed 2018 Senate campaign.
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5⃣Ruirui Kuang
Kuang also moved from a political position to a career position at IDFC. She also took a pay cut, from $146K to $125K.
She previously worked in the Obama White House as an innovation specialist on the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team in 2015-2016.
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Kuang also moved from a political position to a career position at IDFC. She also took a pay cut, from $146K to $125K.
She previously worked in the Obama White House as an innovation specialist on the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team in 2015-2016.
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6⃣Susan Wang
Wang worked at the Office of Management and Budget and moved to an attorney advisor role at the DOJ's office of legal counsel. She got a hefty raise, from $63K to $105K.
Wang interned with then-Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., worked as a field organizer for the Obama campaign in 2012, then served as digital chief of staff for the Biden Presidential Inaugural Committee.
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Wang worked at the Office of Management and Budget and moved to an attorney advisor role at the DOJ's office of legal counsel. She got a hefty raise, from $63K to $105K.
Wang interned with then-Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., worked as a field organizer for the Obama campaign in 2012, then served as digital chief of staff for the Biden Presidential Inaugural Committee.
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7⃣Megan Doherty
Doherty went from USAID to become vice president of programs at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She got a raise, from $126K to $200K.
Trump has moved to eliminate the Wilson Center, and it seems Doherty is one of the few remaining employees overseeing its downsizing.
Doherty spent 7 years at the National Democratic Institute, which has received more than $1M from the Foundation for Open Society. She served on Obama's National Security Council.
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Doherty went from USAID to become vice president of programs at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She got a raise, from $126K to $200K.
Trump has moved to eliminate the Wilson Center, and it seems Doherty is one of the few remaining employees overseeing its downsizing.
Doherty spent 7 years at the National Democratic Institute, which has received more than $1M from the Foundation for Open Society. She served on Obama's National Security Council.
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8⃣Andrea Delgado-Fink
Last but not least, I'll mention Delgado-Fink, who appears to still be at the Forest Service. She switched from a political role at the Department of Agriculture in October, getting a raise, from $113K to $131K.
Fink worked at the green activist group Earthjustice from 2012 to 2019. She joined the Biden-Harris transition team and served on the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
This environmentalist past suggests she may oppose the Trump administration from within.
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Last but not least, I'll mention Delgado-Fink, who appears to still be at the Forest Service. She switched from a political role at the Department of Agriculture in October, getting a raise, from $113K to $131K.
Fink worked at the green activist group Earthjustice from 2012 to 2019. She joined the Biden-Harris transition team and served on the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
This environmentalist past suggests she may oppose the Trump administration from within.
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I will note that I don't have any evidence these bureaucrats will or would have opposed Trump from within.
I would hope that, as employees of the executive branch, they would follow lawful orders.
However, they illustrate the phenomenon of the "burrowing in" phenomenon on the Left.
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Read more at the link⬇️
dailysignal.com/2025/05/04/bur…
I would hope that, as employees of the executive branch, they would follow lawful orders.
However, they illustrate the phenomenon of the "burrowing in" phenomenon on the Left.
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Read more at the link⬇️
dailysignal.com/2025/05/04/bur…
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