USDA inspector general Phyllis Fong was forcibly removed from office after refusing to accept her termination by the Trump administration. She had served for 22 years and was overseeing significant investigations, including one into Elon Musk's Neuralink. The White House defended the dismissal as part of a broader removal of 17 federal watchdogs, claiming the need to replace 'partisan bureaucrats'.

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