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Became the first cabinet member to announce her resignation, effective on January 11; [56] was criticized by US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for resigning rather than voting to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. [57] Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Mental Health and Substance Use: Elinore F. McCance-Katz
Trump told reporters at a press conference on Feb. 18 that King did not resign, but was rather fired: “You know when you fire someone, they always resign and then they say, 'We resigned.' But ...
Since Trump took office, at least a dozen of Trump’s staffers — some in key West Wing positions — have quit or been been unceremoniously fired. Since Trump took office, at least a dozen of ...
Corey Amundson, who was installed as the top corruption prosecutor at DOJ by Trump’s own political appointees during the first Trump administration, was told he was being reassigned. He resigned.
The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution. Before confirmation and during congressional hearings a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis.
Although some positions are of Cabinet-level rank, non-cabinet members within the Executive Office of the President, such as White House chief of staff, national security advisor, and White House press secretary, do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require Senate confirmation for appointment. Persons appointed on an ...
Two former Cabinet members are now running against Trump for the GOP presidential nomination: former Vice President Mike Pence, and Nikki Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations ...
By March 2018, 7 out of 24 members of Trump's cabinet faced accusations of abusing their perks in office. [30] In March 2018, ProPublica revealed that at least 187 of Trump's first 2,475 political appointees have been lobbyists, with many overseeing industries they once lobbied for. [31]