I wonder why?
NOT REALLY…..
The Trump administration is facing a spike in departures of powerful Cabinet department officials compared with his first term, according to the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service.
More than two dozen Senate-confirmed officials have left their Cabinet department positions so far during President Donald Trump’s second term, the nonprofit’s analysis found.
The departure of 27 officials in high-ranking positions far outpaces the total numbers in recent prior administrations, including Trump’s first term, when 11 Senate-confirmed officials in Cabinet department positions left their roles over the course of the four years.
The data analyzed by the Partnership for Public Service did not include departures of Senate-confirmed Cabinet department officials who were nominated under different administrations, nor did it include U.S. attorneys, U.S. marshals or ambassadors. Using the same parameters, only one Senate-confirmed Cabinet department official left during the Biden administration, as well as seven during President Barack Obama’s second term and five during President George W. Bush’s second term, according to the nonprofit.
Senate-confirmed officials depart their roles for a variety of reasons, including moving to other government positions and jobs that also require Senate confirmation.
Others have been fired or pushed out….
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The list keeps growing…..
President Donald Trump‘s administration lost its second top official in just as many days on Friday, with White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker confirming his departure some 48 hours after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced hers.
“This has been an amazing journey,” Baker told Axios in a statement Friday. “I’m proud of everything we’ve achieved and, of course, am incredibly grateful to the President, Vice President [JD Vance], and Secretary [of State Marco] Rubio.”
The news comes on the heels of Leavitt confirming her own exit Wednesday on social media, similarly stating how “incredibly grateful” she was to the president and describing her tenure in the administration as “the adventure of a lifetime.”
Leavitt gave birth to her second child in May and explained in her announcement Wednesday that she is leaving to be with her family. A source close to Baker told Axios Friday that he similarly plans to spend more time with his family.
Baker has been personally involved in negotiations with Iran to end the ongoing war, and Vance named him as his point of contact in March in a leaked group chat about U.S. military strikes on Yemen in 2025….
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