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Trump White House firings, resignations, and ousters

If you feel like you can&rsquo;t keep up with the Trump White House&rsquo;s firings, resignations, and staffing changes, there&rsquo;s a reason: The Trump administration has had more staff turnover than any other in decades. It saw an unprecedented 34 percent turnover rate in President Trump&rsquo;s first year in office. That&rsquo;s double Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s rate during the same period, and more than three times Barack Obama&rsquo;s.
The firing of FBI Director James Comey led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller. A chaotic summer saw the exits of chief strategist Steve Bannon, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, press secretary Sean Spicer, and communications director Anthony Scaramucci after a brief but eventful 10-day stint. Since then, Trump has said goodbye to staff secretary Rob Porter, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and communications director Hope Hicks, one of his closest aides. Embattled EPA administrator Scott Pruitt also resigned amid fierce criticism over ethical scandals.
High staff turnover at the White House isn&rsquo;t necessarily unusual, but this revolving door is. As Vox&rsquo;s Ezra Klein reports, working in the Trump administration is &ldquo;a frustrating, dispiriting, and often surreal experience, and it exposes staffers to both legal and reputational risks.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s created a serious management crisis.

Attorney General Bill Barr contradicted Trump on voter fraud. Now he’s resigning.

Mark Esper is out as defense secretary, months after defying Trump

Trump says Daniel Coats, director of national intelligence, to step down

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is resigning

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submits his resignation

Secret Service director is the latest casualty in DHS shake-up

Trump’s possibly illegal designation of a new acting homeland security secretary, explained

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation, explained

Scott Gottlieb was the most aggressive anti-tobacco FDA leader in years. Now he’s leaving.

Trump is having a tough time finding his next chief of staff

Good riddance to John Kelly

There is always a Trump tweet, chiefs of staff edition

John Kelly is out as White House chief of staff, Trump announces

Melania Trump publicly demanded a top NSC aide’s firing — and reportedly got it

Here’s who might replace Nikki Haley as UN ambassador

The paradox of Nikki Haley

How Nikki Haley played the White House game — and won

Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned

The tensions around Don McGahn’s exit and the Mueller investigation, explained

Trump: White House counsel Don McGahn will leave after Kavanaugh’s confirmation

Jennifer Arangio, National Security Council official, joins the very long list of White House departures

Scott Pruitt, Trump’s scandal-plagued EPA chief, has resigned

John Kelly’s diminished standing in the Trump administration, in one photo

Trump says Scott Pruitt is doing a “great job” as EPA chief

The Scott Pruitt for attorney general rumor Trump just angrily tweeted about, explained

David Shulkin says he was fired. The White House says he quit.

Trump’s Cabinet, ranked by how likely they are to get fired

Trump’s legal team is in shambles. The timing is terrible.

Corey Lewandowski says Trump might not replace his chief of staff, John Kelly, if he leaves

Jim Mattis has contained Trump’s worst impulses. John Bolton could enable them.

In his second year, Donald Trump is building a more extreme, confrontational presidency

Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, is out. It was a long time coming.

Trump’s top personal lawyer for the Mueller investigation just resigned

Trump is reportedly using nondisclosure agreements to stop staffers from speaking out

Andrew McCabe’s firing and Trump’s anti-Mueller tirade, explained

Why does this keep happening?

A White House aide fired for “serious financial crimes” got a job on Trump’s campaign the next day

Tom Cotton was supposed to be CIA director. He isn’t — and that’s trouble for Trump.

Rex Tillerson has been fired. Experts say he did damage that could last “a generation.”

The revolving door at the Trump White House

This week’s wild Trump White House chaos, explained

The angry past 24 hours in Trump’s fight with his own attorney general, explained

Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest aides, is resigning

Why there’s so much chaos in the Trump administration

The chaos in the Trump administration, summed up in one number

The White House is standing by John Kelly — for now

A top official at the Justice Department is resigning. The Federal Vacancies Act has a solution for that.

What we know about the Omarosa White House drama

Trump nominates John Kelly’s enforcer to lead Department of Homeland Security

Sebastian Gorka, Trump’s most controversial national security aide, is out

Anthony Scaramucci is out, but the Mooch jokes are forever

Scaramucci got fired after 10 days. Before his formal start date.

Anthony Scaramucci is out just 10 days after being named White House communications director

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