White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to reports that the ousted president and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) had barricaded himself inside his office to prevent DOGE from entering the building. Despite his defiance, the individual eventually surrendered and was peacefully escorted out—no arrest was made. The U.S. Institute of Peace, established in 1984 during the Reagan Administration, saw its leadership change when President Trump fired George Moose, who then refused to vacate the premises.
Fox News reported:
“The standoff hit a fever pitch Monday when [acting USIP president Kenneth Jackson] and the DOGE team attempted again to gain entry to the building, while Moose, who already had been fired, accused them of breaking into the building and vowed to file a lawsuit. An administration official told Fox Digital that Moose “basically barricaded himself” in his former office after he was fired.”
“MPD members met with the acting USIP President, and he provided the MPD members with documentation that he was the acting USIP President, with all powers delegated by the USIP Board of Directors to that role. The acting USIP President advised MPD members that there were unauthorized individuals inside of the building that were refusing to leave and refusing to provide him access to the facility.”
The Metro police said:
“MPD members went to the USIP building and contacted an individual who allowed MPD members inside of the building. Once inside of the building, the acting USIP President requested that all the unauthorized individuals inside of the building leave.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELA Daily Wire reporter asked Karoline Leavitt:
“So on the United States Institute of Peace, this is a little bit wild. I understand the old president refused to leave after he was removed from his position, he barricaded himself in his offices, had to be escorted out by police, left the building without WiFi, telephones, elevators, and more, and is now telling media that DOGE broke In and illegally removed him. So can you comment on this sequence of events and specify did DOGE illegally enter?”
Levett answered:
“I’m really glad you brought this up, Mary. We were made aware of this story by individuals at DOGE, at Elon Musk’s team, and also at the State Department, who were unable to access this building and it became very clear that there was a concerted effort amongst the rogue bureaucrats at the United States Institute of Peace to actually physically barricade themselves essentially inside of the building to prevent political appointees of this administration who work at the direction of the President of the United States to get into the building.”
“There was a piece in the Daily Caller — thank you for sharing the truth on this about what happened. Staff contacted the MPD in an attempt to prevent DOGE personnel from entering. They barricaded the doors. They also — disabled telephone lines, internet connections, and other IT infrastructure within the building. They distributed flyers internally encouraging each other to basically — prevent these individuals from accessing the building. I use this to say this is what DOGE and this administration is facing. It’s a resistance from bureaucrats who don’t want to see change in this city. President Trump was elected on an overwhelming mandate to seek change and implement change, and this is unacceptable behavior.”
Will anyone be arrested?
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