Kelly Loeffler, who was recently confirmed by the Senate to be the new head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), shared a video that sent shockwaves online.
The former GOP senator from Georgia toured the SBA offices, where she showed empty desks in a call for employees to get back to work.
“It’s my second day here at the SBA,” she said in a video that has gained tens of millions of views. “I could not be more excited to be here. So, I thought I’d take a walk.
“And what I found is that exactly what’s been said is true. About 90% of our employees are working from home. Well, that ends Monday with President Trump’s order to return to work,” Loeffler said.
“The problem with work from home in the federal government is that the employees cannot be fired,” former deputy assistant secretary of the Interior Department Jeremy Carl said in response to the video. “When you don’t have to show up to the office, and there is no accountability for your performance [and] that is a recipe for disaster.”
“No one at work,” Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk said in response to Loeffler’s video.
WATCH:
This Friday afternoon, you could hear a pin drop at SBA HQ.
That ends Monday as @POTUS orders every federal employee back to the office, full-time and in-person.
It’s time for the government to get back to work. pic.twitter.com/MziK1elBDz
— Kelly Loeffler (@SBA_Kelly) February 21, 2025
Anna Matson, a market researcher, defended the work-from-home policies that have been in effect since the COVID pandemic.
“This is one of the worst Trump policies. There used to be one parent at home and one that worked. Now, both parents must work to survive. Adding 2-3 hours a day to their workday significantly reduces time with their family. If we want to support families, work from home when feasible should remain,” she said.
“I don’t want to name names, but I heard from an employee who is the best in their department that they will quit and work in the private sector for much more money instead of driving in DC traffic 4 hours round trip. Maybe if offices were more spread out, that would be one thing. But that is unpaid time that could be better spent raising a family,” she added.
In fact, two-parent working households have been the norm for decades — long before Trump’s first term in office, let alone his current term.
Alina Habba, who served as one of President Donald Trump’s attorneys and is now his White House counselor, made a big revelation earlier this month regarding federal workers.
In a Fox News appearance, Habba declared that anyone employed by the Executive Branch of the federal government who does not prioritize America will face termination.
“Why would it be that deep state institutionalists, people that work for Jack Smith, that worked overtime night and day to put Donald Trump in jail, why wouldn’t Donald Trump get to pick his own people? Why would he be stuck with that group of people?” Fox News host Sean Hannity asked.
“I love that you asked me this question, Sean. You know what I would say to all the liberals freaking out? Yeah, no, here we go. Ready? If you’re Biden and I’m in the DOJ, are you leaving me there, Biden? I don’t think so,” the attorney said. “Look, the truth of the matter is this. You’re not America first. They were divisiveness. They were the party of attack. They were the party of politicization of the law, fair justice, and injustice.”