Former Trump administration officials: a list of notable departures

A growing number of people have left the Trump administration in just over a year, including Scott Pruitt, a director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Steve Bannon, chief strategist, and James Comey, director of the FBI

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Trump spoke of the high turnover rate in the White House in a tweet from March, denying that there is a "chaos".

"People come and go always, and I want a strong dialogue before making a final decision, I still have people I want to change (always looking for perfection)," he said. said.

Read on to see some of the staff members who have gone since Trump took office.

Scott Pruitt

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt resigned after months of controversy, announced the president in a tweet July 5th.

"Within the agency, Scott has done a remarkable job, and I will always be grateful to him for that," said Trump.

Pruitt resigned less than a week after the New York Times reported that Kevin Minoli, the EPA 's ethics officer, had pushed a series of independent investigations on several aspects of Pruitt's mandate.

Pruitt and his office, which he had been running since 2017, had been criticized for their extravagant spending habits, particularly for first-clbad travel, salary increases for top aides, and a 43,000-seat soundproof booth. $.

Thomas Homan

Thomas Homan, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs, said he would retire from the federal service after 34 years in June.

While he was running the ICE, Homan led a 40% increase in deportation arrests and adopted policies to make immigration arrests in courthouses and to hold detainees. pregnant women. He was one of the most outspoken and enthusiastic advocates of the administration for his crackdown on illegal immigration and was the choice of the president to officially head the department.

An ICE official told Fox News that Homan, 57, was planning to retire in January. 2017, but decided to stay when he was asked by John Kelly, then secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Citing family considerations, Homan informed DHS management early in the year that he was planning to retire this summer. remain in the acting position to badist with transition planning.

Trump elevated Homan to the position of Interim Director of ICE in January 2017, replacing Daniel Ragsdale

Nadia Schadlow

Dr. Nadia Schadlow, the Assistant National Security Strategy Advisor, offered her letter of resignation effective April 27, according to a copy provided to Fox News.

Schadlow led the drafting of the Trump administration's "America First" national security strategy, published in December 2017. She was hired by HR McMaster, who left the position of National Security Advisor. in March.

Tom Bossert

Homeland security advisor Tom Bossert resigned on April 10, according to the White House.

"The President is grateful for Tom's commitment to the safety and security of our great country," Sanders added that Bossert was leading the efforts of the administration "to protect the homeland from the threats terrorists, bolstering our cyber-defenses and responding to an unprecedented series of natural disasters. "

Bossert's exit comes one day after John Bolton took office as a new national security advisor

David Shulkin

Trump fires Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin on March 28 and announces his intention to replace him with Ronny Jackson, his physician. The President said that he was "grateful" for Shulkin's "service to the country" and veterans in a tweet

Robert Wilkie, under-secretary of defense for staff and preparation, will serve as interim secretary until Jackson is confirmed. 19659003] After his dismissal, Shulkin wrote a tribune for the New York Times in which he castigated the "toxic, chaotic, disrespectful and subversive" environment of Washington, DC

"I was falsely accused by people who wanted me to be out of the way, "Shulkin said. "But despite these political attacks on me and the character of my family, I am proud of my track record and I know that I have acted with the utmost integrity." Unfortunately, none of that mattered. "

Shulkin was criticized after his then chief of staff falsified e-mails to justify his wife traveling to Europe with him at the taxpayer's expense. He was also criticized for wrongly accepting Wimbledon tickets. He had agreed to repay the government more than $ 4,000.

McMaster

Trump announced on March 22 that National Security Advisor, HR McMaster, will be replaced on April 9 by former US Ambbadador John Bolton, who contributes to Fox News.

"I am very grateful for the service of General HR McMaster who has done a remarkable job and will always remain my friend," said the president in a statement: "After thirty-four years of service. Army of the United States to retire this summer, after which I will leave the public service and, during my career, I have had the greatest privilege of serving alongside extraordinary military and civilians dedicated. "

" I am grateful to President Donald J. Trump for the opportunity to serve him and serve our country as a national security adviser. "

The announcement comes after months of rumors about McMaster's resignation or resignation from his post.

A White House official said on March 22 that the president and McMaster were "mutually agreed" that he would resign from his post, both discussed of this for some time, the official said, noting that the schedule was accelerated because they thought both that & # 39; it was important to & # 39; have a new team in place, instead of constant speculation.

was not related to a moment or an incident, but rather the result of ongoing conversations between the two.

Andrew McCabe

On March 16, Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe a few days before he retired, compromising his pension .

FBI disciplinary officials. A report from the Inspector General yet to appear would have concluded that McCabe had authorized the release of the information to the media and had not contacted the watchdog office while he was examining the processing by the office of the email survey of Hillary Clinton

. The FBI expects every employee to adhere to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and responsibility, "Sessions said in a statement after Mr. McCabe's dismissal. 19659003] In a tweet, Trump said the shooting was a "big day for the FBI workers."

The dismissal came after McCabe, a 20-year veteran of the FBI, was "kidnapped" from his FBI No. 2 post and went on a "terminal break" in January, a source told Fox News at the time.

He has been repeatedly criticized by Trump since 2016 when he was revealed that his wife, Dr. Jill McCabe, had accepted the political campaign contributions of Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe, a close ally of Clinton, during a failure.

Rex Tillerson

Trump announced on March 13 that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would be replaced by Mike Pompeo, director of the CIA.

Tillerson, former head of ExxonMobil, has been the nation's top diplomat since February. 2017. The rumors of his departure had been circulating for months, especially after he allegedly called Trump a "moron" in front of other Cabinet officials in July 2017.

In a tweet, Trump thanked Tillerson for his service to the country. A senior White House official told Fox News that Trump had made the decision to replace Tillerson prior to the scheduled meeting with Kim Jong Un.

Tillerson told reporters that he was delegating his responsibilities to the secretary of 39th Deputy State John Sullivan until

John McEntee goes to Marine One to join US President Donald Trump on a trip to Florida in Washington, United States, on February 16th, 2018. Photo taken on the 16th February 2018. REUTERS / Leah Millis – RC19FAF8C810 “/>

John McEntee, Trump's longtime personal badistant, was reportedly escorted to the White House. But he joins the 2020 campaign.

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