Federal insect‑defense agency building is infested with bed bugs
The USDA building that houses the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has experienced repeated bed-bug outbreaks; the department sent staff home twice for treatment and cleanup but did not close the building after a later recurrence. APHIS is the federal agency responsible for containing and mitigating invasive pests in the United States, so an infestation in its offices directly conflicts with its mission. Bed bugs cause bites, allergic reactions and major workplace disruption, and repeated re-infestations typically require coordinated inspections and targeted eradication to eliminate the source, so the outbreaks threaten employee health, daily operations and the agency's credibility.
Trump administration buildings are now becoming infested with bed bugs. Employees are reportedly becoming sick from the infestations in the building that houses the agency responsible for mitigating the spread of invasive pests in the US. www.notus.org/policy/usda-...
Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦126Worse yet, the Trump administration is infested with Trump.
yarnlover.bsky.social102They're spreading from Trump's golf courses. share.google/pZDNxYCBYG1m...
Pathetic Clown71A parasite in the white house invites other parasites…
EARNED MY SPURS: "UNDERSTANDABLE CASE OF THE YIPS" 🐎54His Bedminster place is known for bed bugs infestations.
Liberal Crone44But it’s okay; because I heard he’s hiring artists to paint them all gold.
Holli Winters33My comment yesterday about something else in the Trump administration seems to fit this story as well. It is a common Trump effect. bsky.app/profile/holl...
Larry Colvin25The one on the left, or right?
Wish I could be more stoic.23That reminds me: is that one DOGE bro still living in one of our fed agency buildings?
Jmsfmmm19This was on my bingo card.
piledhigherdeeper.bsky.social17We're going to need to tent the WH after he leaves
experimental22.bsky.social14It seems like chlamydia would be more appropriate but bed bugs seem appropriate too, given the filthiness of everything Trump.
Tony Lizza14“They sent some guys in to sandblast for six hours. Tomorrow, they’re putting in asbestos.”
Mary Teresa11Christ, it's like a cheap Motel 6 ~
Dark-Chocolate10Were they imported from one of the Felon's Hotels?
Edgeoforever🗽10This was during the first regime
mrcranky.bsky.social10Pests. You make one of them President and before you know it...
Laura8"...noting many of them rely on public transportation and had not received instruction on preventing the spread of the insects in that setting."
Heather e^-1/x^28Talk about a metaphor for what Trump is doing to 🇺🇸.
John Robinson8OK but this is funny
SoloSojourner8Until they require home inspections for every employee who works in the infested areas of the building, they won’t find the source and eliminate it. Fumigation and re-infestation is the cycle until you find and address the source. It’s not rocket science. #BedBugs
The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦7If Trump isn’t the antichrist, he’s certainly one of the plagues.
“Trump administration buildings are now becoming infested with bed bugs.” Considering administration heads are all rats or other type of vermin this makes sense.
joel5We go live to the Situation Room...
Christian Merciari5Locusts are one of the signs of the coming Apocalypse... just sayin'
Scott Gable4Infested w/ bugs & Repugs!
Bernadette DeMesme-Anders4These Federal Government employees deserve to work in a safe, clean environment. Forcing them to do otherwise is unacceptable and unlawful.
Transparent Eyeball Photography3They spawn from the fold in his neck. Good luck getting that visual out of your head. 🤣
Robert Alvarez the Psychic Witch3I am so un-shocked reading this, that I cannot even say anything, hence why I'm typing words.
BigBossLuffy3Not saying there are no Bed Bugs, but that BB are not disease vectors and do not transmit diseases. Thats said if there are Bed Bugs there could also be german cockroaches which can transmit diseases.
CoachN3Whenever I think bed bugs, I can only think about one thing: Isabella Rossellini.
Britta Nolte✌️♥️🇨🇦📎3No one in Hollywood would buy this script. Stupidest timeline EVER.
kai su, bygay 💫3What do you call a group of bedbugs? A Maralago
Mging193Are they golden bed bugs?
Dr. Tea, Cake, & Revolution.3Bed bugs from Trump hotels?
John Pate3Crazy.. What "personal belongings?" Are employees bringing pillows to work? These are a problem. I always inspect hotel rooms and Air B&Bs.
JesseJace3Appropriate for this slumlord-ass presidency
I’m Monica 🦋 RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES3OMG! 🤯 I would fucking quit & then I would sue! 😡 Nobody should be FORCED to work in a bed bug infested environment while also not allowing you to telework & then BLAMING YOU for the infestation that they can’t or won’t get under control. 🪳🪲 My God!!! What TF are we doing here!???
Elliot Edelstein2Bed bug Trump...his buildings are trash
Sporkbender PLUS!2Quick somebody tell Bret Stephens
Mikey G2So confused... I thought Bret Stephens was a never Trumper!
SirGeekALot2Probably hitched a ride in from Mar-A-Lardo.
SisterSue2bed bugs and slugs.. take your pick
David Cornholio2Yeah, okay sure. Why not?
Nikolay V Klimchuk2the worst pest is in White House right now
Heather Mac2Trump National Doral in Miami, “a guest sued the resort over severe bites. While the Trump Organization denied the claims, they reached an undisclosed settlement in 2017.” Also, “Trump International Beach Resort previously addressed isolated bedbug complaints” Common denominator?
am-mccarthy.bsky.social2I know a top notch journalist at NYT who could write about that
bskwitter.bsky.social2I bet everyone in the entomology department was tempted to set their experimental subjects free...
CA-NC-GA Lady2So on brand for this regime
marygolightly.bsky.social2Trump probably carried them in from his Doral resort. It was infested and he's the link.
Brian H. Feighner2Bed bugs, tho ucky (a medical term), don't transmit any diseases. Maybe sick from fumigation fumes??
Did they (DOGE?) fire housekeeping staff for not being sufficiently loyal? Everything these people touch becomes "infested."
Nancy2Yikes. His resort are well known for infestations of bedbugs.
termitebaby53.bsky.social2Trump hotel properties have been known to have a bedbug problem. A few probably fell out of that rat's nest on his head and now the government is infected. There is nothing he won't contaminate!
Bea2wouldn't it be awesome if they came from mar-a-lago and now all those rich fucks have bedbugs, too? i nominate tmz to do the investigative reporting. srsly, they know how to get the inside tea from the poors who work for the rich.
Crazy Mary antifascist2Prolly came from one of his hotels
FilmAlicia2I hate those things.The only good thing about them is that they don’t spread diseases, but I had to deal with an infestation once about 20 years ago and it took forever to get rid of the little buggers.
Ace Airstream2Why was the first thing that went through my mind a tongue-twister used in a choir in which I used to sing, as a warm up-exercise- how fast can you sing it? "Oh the black bed bug bled black-blue blood, but the other bed bug bled blue" (I have no doubt it is scientifically totally inaccurate!)
SuaSponte20242The next administration might want to seriously consider not moving into the White House until every square inch is checked and cleaned of bugs, electronic or otherwise.
