On February 11, 2017, just two days before she began employment as an NSA contractor, she wrote that "the most dangerous entry to this country was the orange fascist we let into the White House” on her Twitter account. She described President Donald Trump as "a soulless ginger orangutan" on her Facebook page. Prior to the 2016 presidential election she posted: "On a positive note, this Tuesday when we become the United States of the Russian Federation, Olympic lifting will be the national sport."