A federal worker says she believes the Trump administration is retaliating against her over an interview she gave MSNBC last month about the negative impacts the government shutdown would have on millions of Americans who rely on food stamps.
According to documentation reviewed by the Washington Post, Ellen Mei – a furloughed program specialist at the Food and Nutrition Service – is scheduled to be fired by the Agriculture Department once she returns to work following this week’s end to the shutdown. Mei is also the president of the National Treasury Employees Union’s Chapter 255, which represents USDA employees in the Northeast.
