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Federal Workers Stuck with Undeletable White House App Praising Trump

6/23/2026

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Federal employees say they are forced to keep a White House-mandated app that cannot be deleted.
The White House launched the app in March, which installs on millions of federal devices.
USDA, State Department and Labor staff say the app reappears instantly after they try to uninstall it.
Employees fear retaliation because the app includes a button that pre-writes a text to President Donald Trump saying “Greatest President Ever.”

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Story summary

Federal employees say they are forced to keep a White House-mandated app that cannot be deleted.
The White House launched the app in March, which installs on millions of federal devices.
USDA, State Department and Labor staff say the app reappears instantly after they try to uninstall it.
Employees fear retaliation because the app includes a button that pre-writes a text to President Donald Trump saying “Greatest President Ever.”