Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office

[Trogdor the Burninator]

As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer.

In at least a dozen videos filmed in her OPM office, political appointee McLaurine Pinover modeled her outfit choices for the day, while directing followers from her Instagram account to a website that could earn her commissions on clothing sales.

On the same day OPM sent a government-wide memo pressing federal officials to identify barriers they faced in their work to “swiftly terminate poor performing employees,” Pinover posted a video blowing a kiss to the camera with the caption “work look” and the hashtag #dcinfluencer. Her Instagram account linked to a site where viewers could buy the $475 purple skirt she wore in the video.

Wasting time while in public office. Using government equipment for private profit. Must be some of that efficiency I keep hearing about.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/opm-spokesperson-fashion-influencer-videos-invs/index.html

 

[Bradskii]

Back not so long ago I would have automatically assumed that to be a joke.

 

[loveofourlord]

Back not so long ago I would have automatically assumed that to be a joke.

hehe it's still a joke, just everything is now.