Meet the 32 people who have already controversially exited the Donald Trump administration
Donald Trump promised that he would “drain the swamp” in Washington and find “the best people” for his own administration. Instead he’s found the worst people, and he’s already had to drain his own swamp a number of times during his brief tenure. There have been resignations, firings, and staffers escorted out of the White House after being flagged by the FBI. In total, at least thirty-two people have already controversially exited the Donald Trump administration.
1. Out like Flynn: The most prominent departure has been the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after he was caught colluding with the Russian ambassador. But he’s just the beginning.
2. No one even told him: Ben Carson’s top HUD advisor, Shermichael Singleton, was fired without Carson’s knowledge when it was discovered that he had previously criticized Donald Trump.
3. Deare in the headlights: National Security Council Senior Director Craig Deare was fired for making fun of Trump behind his back.
4. Vanishing act: Cory Louie, the chief information security officer for the White House’s Executive Office of the President, was fired and escorted out of the building weeks ago. Strangely, he hasn’t been heard from him since, and his LinkedIn page still lists him as having the job.
5-10. The FBI crackdown: Weeks after they began working inside Donald Trump’s White House, six of his staffers were all flagged by the FBI and escorted out of the building on the same day.
11. The CIA crackdown: Shortly before Michael Flynn resigned, the CIA purposely got his deputy Robin Townley fired by refusing security clearance.
12-21. The mass resignation: Ten members of a Presidential Advisory Commission all simultaneously resigned, citing Trump’s racism as the reason.
22. Eight days a week: After just eight days on the job, a Muslim staffer resigned.
23-24. One sex scandal, two departures: After AJ Delgado alleged that Jason Miller got her pregnant during an affair, he resigned from the White House Communications Director position he had just accepted two days earlier, and she also bailed from the Trump administration.
25. Bridge too far: Chris Christie was the head of the Trump White House transition team before being ousted from whatever administration job he was supposed to have.
26-28. Army, Navy, Labor: Donald Trump’s nominees for Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of Labor have now all withdrawn in controversy before they could be confirmed.
29. CIA again: Former CIA Director James Woolsey quit the Trump transition team, saying he no longer had a role.
30-31. Monday Night Massacre: Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates and the head of ICE on the same night. It later turned out Trump had fired Yates after she tried to warn him about Flynn’s connections to Russia. And finally…
32. Price is right: National Security Council spokesman Edward Price resigned due to Trump’s antics.
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