President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in at his inauguration in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Getty; EEOC )
After Lucas called out the error on X, Stein posted another message in which he said, "To clarify, the office I refer to above is an office within the Labor Department that enforces workers' civil rights laws."
Speaking with Fox News Digital, Lucas said the Post’s reporting "undermines" the EEOC’s ability to enforce the law by misleading the public.
"We pushed back with corrections … and WaPo [Washington Post] retweeted being like, ‘Oh, I was talking about the OFCCP,’ which is in fact what he should have been doing if he bothered to get us back straight," she said. "But the main message is that reporting is misleading.
"The Department of Labor may be contemplating significant cuts to OFCCP. I don't know. We're totally separate from OFCCP."
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"Discriminatory employers should be aware the EEOC is not asleep," she said. "This kind of fake news really can muddy the water and make it unclear to workers that this government watchdog remains active and ready to defend them against unlawful discrimination, including DEI-related discrimination."
On DOGE, Lucas said, "I fully support the president's mission and DOGE’s mission to ensure government efficiency."
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seal hangs inside a hearing room at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2020. (Andrew Harrer/Getty Images)
But she remains confident the EEOC is here to stay.
"We're working really hard to make sure that we have the most productive workforce possible, and we're looking to make the agency a really evenhanded and efficient workforce," Lucas said. "But I'm confident that we have an important role to play because our jurisdiction and mission are directly related to the civil rights executive orders.
"So, we're a law enforcement agency, and we're here to execute on those and enforce the law."
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Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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