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Trump Global Weakness Watch: How Trump Is Undermining American Power

The Trump administration is weakening America’s military and security

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Why Trump Is Standing by Hegseth, for Now – The Atlantic

The Trump administration’s politicization of the military—firing experienced leaders, deploying troops to American cities, and attacking those who serve—turns America’s national defense into spectacle. These moves do not make Americans safer. They distract from real threats and hurt those who protect Americans.

The Trump administration is weakening America’s economic power

The Trump administration’s manipulation of economic institutions and its trade wars worsen an economy that already disproportionately benefits the ultrawealthy. By undermining transparency, stability, and affordability, the administration makes it harder for working families to thrive. Its policies gut innovation, raise costs, and erode trust in the systems that should be building shared prosperity.

The Trump administration is weakening diplomatic power and global influence

The Trump administration’s foreign policy prizes loyalty over expertise, sidelining experienced diplomats in favor of elevating unqualified appointees and politicizing foreign policy and national security institutions that typically represent the interests of the American people, not the party in power. The administration has broken trust with America’s allies and partners, significantly weakening America’s ability to pursue key interests abroad. It has gutted the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and withdrawn the United States from key multilateral organizations. These moves do not benefit the American people, but leave America isolated as global threats are on the rise.

The Trump administration is strengthening America’s adversaries

As Trump retreats from global leadership, adversaries such as China and Russia have stepped in—not because they are stronger, but because the United States is leaving a vacuum. By cutting foreign assistance, dismantling USAID, and attacking multilateral institutions, Trump abandons potential allies worldwide—and the Americans who benefit from smart trade policies, global stability, and climate cooperation.

Why this matters now

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Nearly every day of the second term, the Trump administration is making strategic choices that undermine U.S. power and create a more chaotic world. According to a 2025 Pew Research Center study, global confidence in U.S. leadership has plummeted, with many nations expressing low confidence in Trump’s leadership of world affairs. By systematically documenting these trends, the Trump Global Weakness Watch tracker empowers policymakers, advocates, and the public to understand the stakes and mobilize against this sharp erosion of American power.

Trump Global Weakness Watch: How Trump Is Undermining American Power – Center for American Progress

Donald Trump experienced an unprecedented level of personnel turnover during his first term and his subsequent return to office. Tracking the exact financial toll is difficult, but independent analyses estimate that the administration’s broad civil service and cabinet removals cost the U.S. economy and taxpayers over \(\$16.5\) billion. [1, 2, 3]

The most prominent high-level officials dismissed, fired, or pressured to resign during his first administration include: [1]

  • James Comey, Director of the FBI
  • Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State
  • James Mattis, Secretary of Defense
  • John Bolton, National Security Advisor
  • Jeff Sessions, Attorney General
  • Steve Bannon, White House Chief Strategist
  • Reince Priebus and John Kelly, White House Chiefs of Staff
  • Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior
  • Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

When expanding to the broader federal workforce, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts and mass firings of civil servants, independent watchdogs, and political appointees resulted in massive taxpayer outlays. According to nonpartisan analysis by the Partnership for Public Service, these shifts generated specific costs including: [1, 2, 3]

  • \(\$4.5 \text{ billion}\) to pay individuals who left government under a deferred resignation program.
  • \(\$764 \text{ million}\) in severance pay for more than 10,000 laid-off civil servants.
  • \(\$444 \text{ million}\) in administrative leave payouts for terminated or newly hired probationary workers. [1]

Additional watchdogs and federal officers—including numerous Inspectors General—were also dismissed without cause, drawing criticism for limiting government transparency and oversight. You can track the full scope of departures using the Brookings Institution or review civil service fiscal estimates published by the Federal Harms Tracker to learn more.
[1, 2, 3]

President Donald Trump has dismissed numerous high-profile officials and overseen a massive downsizing across the White House and federal agencies. Major high-level departures include: [1, 2]

Cabinet & Executive Office Dismissals:

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi: Removed from her for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: Pushed out of DHS.
  • Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard: Transitioned out of her position.
  • National Security Adviser Mike Waltz: Replaced and nominated to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
  • Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: Fired during Trump’s first term.
  • FBI Director James Comey: Dismissed during the first term. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Independent Agencies & Watchdogs:

  • 17 Inspectors General: Trump made historic moves firing IGs across the Department of Defense, State Department, and other agencies.
  • Appointed Board Members: Officials like Parisa Salehi (Export-Import Bank IG), were fired or demoted, frequently resulting in legal battles over whether the president could remove independent watchdogs without cause. [1, 2, 3]

Federal Workforce Reductions:

  • Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Actions: Trump spearheaded mass layoffs across the federal government, shrinking the civil service by tens of thousands of jobs and shutting down entire agencies, though many of these firings have sparked ongoing legal battles and court orders. [1, 2, 3]
  • Schedule F: Trump signed an executive order recategorizing thousands of senior federal career employees as at-will workers, stripping away their civil service protections. [1]

For a detailed, real-time list of specific agency heads and their departure statuses, you can track the Brookings Turnover Tracker or review the Citizens for Ethics Firings Tracker regarding the legality of specific agency removals.

The following is a list of every single resignation, firing, and departure throughout the Trump administration that I could find. I decided to start this after the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price on September 29, 2017. At that time, I had already been thinking about doing this for several months. Up until then, I thought that it was quite a daunting and intimidating task. That day, I was looking for a thorough list, but was dissatisfied with every one which I found. I decided to create my own. It quickly grew and grew. I originally had it as a Note on my personal Facebook account. The biggest problem with that was that it became too large to load properly, and I really wanted to add citations. Medium has allowed me that option. Click on any date throughout this list for citation. This list will be frequently updated. Feel free to correct me with any error you see or anything which you see is missing. Be sure to click on the clap icon at the bottom of this page if you find this helpful or useful. Enjoy.

2017

January

February

  • Travis Kalanick, Former Uber CEO, The Strategic and Policy Forum (resigned Feb 2)
  • Michael Flynn, National Security Adviser (resigned Feb 13)
  • Tung T. Nguyen, MD, Chair, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Mary Okada, Co-Chair, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Michael Byun, Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Kathy Ko Chin, Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Jacob Fitisemanu Jr., Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Daphne Kwok, Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Dee Jay Mailer, Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Maulik Pancholy, Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Linda Phan, Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Sanjita Pradhan, Commissioner, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (resigned Feb 16)
  • Craig Deare, National Security Council senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs (fired Feb 17)

March

  • Mustafa Ali, Senior Adviser and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection Agency (resigned Mar 8)

On March 10, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for the resignations of 46 United States District Attorneys.

Those 46 District Attorneys are listed immediately below. One quick note. The resignations of two, Dana Boente and Rod Rosenstein, were declined, and are therefore, not included among this list of resignations.

Felicia Adams, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi (resigned Mar 10)

George Beck, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama (resigned Mar 10)

Lee Bentley, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida (resigned Mar 10)

Daniel Bogden, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada (resigned Mar 10)

Kenyen Brown, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (resigned Mar 10)

Richard Callahan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri (resigned Mar 10)

Robert Capers, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (resigned Mar 10)

Mike Cotter, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana (resigned Mar 10)

Christopher Crofts, U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming (resigned Mar 10)

Gregory Davis, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (resigned Mar 10)

Eileen Decker, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (resigned Mar 10)

Thomas E. Delahanty II, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine (resigned Mar 10)

Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri (resigned Mar 10)

Stephanie Finley, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana (resigned Mar 10)

Paul Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (resigned Mar 10)

Deborah Gilg, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska (resigned Mar 10)

Mark F. Green, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (resigned Mar 10)

J. Walter Green, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana (resigned Mar 10)

John Huber, U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah (resigned Mar 10)

Andy Luger, U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota (resigned Mar 10)

Barbara McQuade, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan (resigned Mar 10)

Kenneth Magidson, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas (resigned Mar 10)

Peter Neronha, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island (resigned Mar 10)

Michael Ormsby, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington (resigned Mar 10)

Carole Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio (resigned Mar 10)

Emily Gray Rice, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire (resigned Mar 10)

David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee (resigned Mar 10)

Ronald Sharpe, U.S. Attorney for the District Court of the Virgin Islands (resigned Mar 10)

Kevin Techau, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa (resigned Mar 10)

Chris Thyer, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas (resigned Mar 10)

Danny Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma (resigned Mar 10)

David Capp, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana (resigned Mar 11)

Ed Tarver, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia (resigned Mar 11)

Florence Nakakuni, U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii (resigned Mar 11)

Damon Martinez, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico (resigned Mar 11)

Charles Oberly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware (resigned Mar 13)

John Vaudreuil, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin (resigned Mar 13)

Karen Loeffler, U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska (resigned Mar 13)

Alicia Limtiaco, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (resigned Mar 13)

Zachary Fardon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois (resigned Mar 13)

Kenneth Polite, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana (resigned Mar 24)

Deirdre Daly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut (resigned Oct 27)

Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (fired Mar 11)

Tweet from Preet Bharara stating he was fired, not resigned, as US Attorney in SDNY, expressing it as the greatest honor of his professional life.
  • Boris Epshteyn, Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations (resigned Mar 25)
  • Katie Walsh, Deputy White House chief of staff (resigned Mar 30)

April

May

A handwritten letter from Jim Comey addressed to all, expressing his views on the role of the FBI and his feelings about leaving the position of FBI Director. The letter emphasizes integrity, competence, and the importance of upholding American values.
James Comey’s farewell letter to the FBI

June

Tweet from Elon Musk about departing presidential councils and addressing climate change concerns.
  • Bob Iger, The Walt Disney Company CEO, The Strategic and Policy Forum (resigned Jun 1)
  • Dana Shell Smith, US Ambassador to Qatar (resigned Jun 13)
  • Scott A. Schoettes, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (resigned June 13)
  • Lucy Bradley-Springer, PhD, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (resigned June 13)
  • Gina Brown, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (resigned June 13)
  • Ulysses W. Burley III, MD, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (resigned June 13)
  • Michelle Ogle, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (resigned June 13)
  • Grissel Granados, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (resigned June 13)
  • Eleanor Celeste, Assistant Director for Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy (resigned Jun 30)
A plaque displaying the office number 493, labeled 'OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY' and 'SCIENCE DIVISION'.

July

  • Robert S. Beecroft, US Ambassador to Egypt (resigned Jul 1)
  • Luis E. Borunda, Maryland Deputy Secretary of State, White House Commission on Election Integrity (resigned Jul 3)
  • Walter Shaub, Director of the Office of Government Ethics (resigned Jul 6)
A resignation letter from Walter M. Shaub, Jr., Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, addressed to the President of the United States, dated July 6, 2017, stating his resignation effective July 19, 2017.
  • S. Fitzgerald Haney, US Ambassador to Costa Rica (resigned Jul 15)
  • Marc Kasowitz, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, White House legal team (resigned Jul 20)
  • Mark Corallo, Donald Trump’s legal team’s spokesman (resigned Jul 20)
  • Sean Spicer, White House Press Secretary, White House director of communications (resigned Jul 21)
  • Rich Higgins, Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council (fired Jul 21)
  • Michael Short, Assistant Press Secretary (resigned Jul 25)
  • Derek Harvey, National Security Council Middle East Adviser (fired Jul 27)
  • Reince Priebus, White House chief of staff (resigned Jul 27)
A statement from Reince Priebus expressing gratitude for his service to the President and the country, and supporting General John Kelly as his successor.
“It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve this President and our country. I want to thank the President for giving me this very special opportunity. I will continue to serve as a strong supporter of the President’s agenda and policies. I can’t think of a better person than General John Kelly to succeed me and I wish him God’s blessings and great success.”

White House economic advisory council, Advisory council (dissolved)

August

  • Ezra Asa Cohen-Watnick, Senior Director for Intelligence Programs for the United States National Security Council (fired Aug 2)
  • Kevin Plank, Under Armour CEO, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 14)
  • Kenneth Frazier, chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 14)
Statement from Kenneth C. Frazier, CEO of Merck, announcing his resignation from the President's American Manufacturing Council, emphasizing the importance of diversity, inclusion, and rejecting hatred and bigotry.
  • Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 14)
  • Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase, Strategic and Policy Forum (resigned Aug 14)
  • Pastor A.R. Bernard, Evangelical Advisory Board adviser (resigned Aug 15)
  • Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing President, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 15)
  • Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff of AFL-CIO, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 15)
  • Richard Trumka, President of AFL-CIO, American Manufactruring Council (resigned Aug 15)
  • Alex Gorsky, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, American Manufacturing Council (resigned August 16)
  • Greg Hayes, CEO of United Technologies Corp., American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 16)
  • Jeff Immelt, Chairman of General Electric, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 16)
  • Denise Morrison, CEO of Campbell Soup Company, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 16)
Statement from CEO Denise Morrison addressing racism and murder, emphasizing the need for clarity from the President regarding the events in Charlottesville and announcing her resignation from the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.
  • Inge Thulin, CEO of 3M, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 16)
  • Wendell Weeks, Corning CEO, American Manufacturing Council (resigned Aug 16)
  • William M. Brown, CEO of Harris Corporation, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies Inc., American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • John J. Ferriola, CEO of Nucor, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Jeff Fettig,CEO of Whirlpool Corporation, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Jim Kamsickas, CEO of Dana Inc., American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Richard G. Kyle, CEO of Timken Company, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical Company, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Dennis Muilenburg, CEO Boeing, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Michael B. Polk, CEO of Newell Brands, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Mark Sutton, CEO of International Paper, American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Doug Oberhelman, Executive Chairman Caterpillar Inc., American Manufacturing Council (member until disbandment Aug 16)
  • Stephen Schwarzman, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of The Blackstone Group, Chairman of the Strategic and Policy Forum (planned to disband the Forum Aug 16)
  • Paul Atkins, CEO, Patomak Global Partners, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Mary Barra, chairwoman and CEO, General Motors, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Toby Cosgrove, CEO, Cleveland Clinic, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Larry Fink, chairman and CEO, BlackRock, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Rich Lesser, president and CEO, Boston Consulting Group, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Jim McNerney, former chairman, president and CEO, Boeing, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Indra Nooyi, chairwoman and CEO of PepsiCo, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi, chairman and managing partner, Global Infrastructure Partners, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Ginni Rometty, chairwoman, president, and CEO, IBM, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Kevin Warsh, Shepard family distinguished visiting fellow in economics, Hoover Institute, former member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors., Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Mark Weinberger, global chairman and CEO, EY, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, General Electric, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize winner, vice chairman of IHS Markit, Strategic and Policy Forum (disbanded Aug 16)
  • Kalpen Modi (Kal Penn), The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Paula Boggs, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Chuck Close, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Richard Cohen, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Fred Goldring, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Howard L. Gottlieb, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Vicki Kennedy, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Jhumpa Lahiri, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Anne Luzzatto, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Thom Mayne, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Kalpen Modi (Kal Penn), The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Eric Ortner, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Ken Solomon, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Caroline Taylor, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Jill Cooper Udall, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • Andrew Weinstein, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
  • John Lloyd Young, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (resigned Aug 18)
Letter from the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, dated August 18, 2017, addressing the President regarding hate groups and urging condemnation of racism and discrimination.
The resignation letter from The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, posted to Twitter by Kal Penn August 18, 2017. The first letter of each paragraph spells out the word RESIST.
  • Carl Ichan, Special Adviser to the President on Regulatory Reform (resigned Aug 18)
  • Stephen Bannon, Chief strategist (mutually agreed departure Aug 18)
  • George Sifakis, Director of the Office of Public Liaison (unclear departure Aug 18)
  • Cristin Dorgelo, Chief of Staff at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • Christy Goldfuss, White House Council on Environmental Quality Managing Director, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • David J. Grain, Chairman of the oversight committee of the State of Florida’s pension assets, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • DJ Patil, White House Chief Data Scientist, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • Amy Pope, Former Deputy Homeland Security Adviser and Deputy Assistant to the President at the National Security Council, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • Charles H. Ramsey, Former Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • Dan Tangherlini, President and Founder of SeamlessDocs Federal, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • Dan Utech, Former Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, National Infrastructure Advisory Council (resigned Aug 22)
  • Professor Daniel M. Kammen, Science Envoy, U.S. State Department (resigned Aug 23)
  • Andy Hemming, White House Communications Team’s Director of Rapid Response (resigned Aug 24)
  • Sebastian Gorka, National security aide (unclear departure Aug 25)
  • William C. Bradford, Director of the Office of Indian Energy in the Department of Energy (resigned Aug 31)
  • Sara Armstrong, Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee (resigned Aug 31)

September

October

  • Joel Clement, Senior Adviser at the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Senior Adviser at the Department of the Interior (resigned Oct 6)
  • Ted Osius, US Ambassador to Vietnam (Resigned Oct 30)

November

  • Elizabeth Shackleford, U.S. Diplomat, State Department (resigned Nov 7)
  • Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (resigned Nov 15)
  • James Schultz, White House Ethics Lawyer (resigned Nov 27)

December

  • Dina Powell, Deputy National Security Adviser (resigned Dec 8)
  • Omarosé Onée Manigault-Newman, Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison (resigned/fired Dec 13)
  • Rick Dearborn, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (resignation reported Dec 21)
  • Jeremy Katz, White House National Economic Council Deputy Director (resignation reported Dec 21)
  • Darrell P. Wheeler, PHD, Vice Chair of Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Oliver Clyde Allen III, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Nicholas Carlisle, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Kevin Cranston, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Gabriel Maldonado, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Ligia Peralta, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Harlan Pruden, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Elizabeth Styffe, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Patrick S. Sullivan, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Mildred Williamson, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • B. Kaye Hayes, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Caroline Talev, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (fired Dec 29)
  • Israel Hernandez, Senior Adviser to Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce (resigned some time in December)

2018

January

February

A text excerpt from a statement made by Rob Porter addressing allegations against him, emphasizing the falsehood of the claims and his commitment to public service.

March

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Truth to Power

Written by Truth to Power

The Most Comprehensive List of Trump Administration Departures on the Internet. PERIOD. | by Truth to Power | Medium

https://medium.com/@truth_to_power/the-most-comprehensive-list-of-trump-administration-departures-resignations-and-firings-on-the-2718c31d5511

“Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters sometimes celebrate his administration’s policies in terms that are more damning than any rebuke by the president’s harshest critics. A perfect example came after The Washington Post reported that on September 2 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order “to kill everybody” aboard a boat off the coast of Trinidad allegedly smuggling drugs. 

After the initial blast, two survivors were still alive and clinging to the wreck. According to the newspaper, “The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack—the opening salvo in the Trump administration’s war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere—ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.”

A strong case can be made that everything about this attack was criminal. It was an act of war that required congressional authorization that Trump did not have. Further, even if the boat was smuggling drugs, that still doesn’t justify indiscriminate slaughter. But the killing of struggling survivors is the most clear-cut case of a war crime—if the United States were at war. It is murder, pure and simple.

Donald Trump’s Imperialism Is Murdering People—at Home and Abroad | The Nation

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