DemDaily: The Departed
August 2, 2017
The most recent shakeup at the White House begs for a tally of the current resigned and fired members of the Trump admnistration's Cabinet, senior White House Staff and Advisors.

The White House Shake Up
(In order of departure)
Position
|
Name
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Resigned or Fired |
Days In Position | Cause |
January
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Acting Attorney General | Sally Yates | Fired | 10 Days | Fired after she announced Justice Dept refusal to defend Travel Ban |
February
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National Security Advisor | Michael Flynn | Resigned | 22 Days | Over undisclosed accounts of Russia contacts, reports he was under federal investigation |
National Security Council, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs | Craig Deare | Fired | 23 Days | Criticism of Trump policies at a private think tank event |
March
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US Attorney for the Southern District of New York | Preet Bharara | Fired | 51 Days | Obama appointee originally asked to stay on, then asked to resign after reporting Trump's breech of Justice rules in contacting Bharara and asking for his loyalty. Bharara refused to resign. |
Deputy White House Chief of Staff | Katie Walsh | Resigned | 70 Days | Ally of Priebus, but not of Bannon and Kushner. Reassigned to outside group. |
April
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Communications Director | Micael Dubke | Resigned | 86 Days | Founder of Crossroads Media, left "for personal" reasons |
May
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White House Usher | Angella Reid | Fired | 106 Days | First woman, and second African American to hold position. Fired as part of Melania's transition decisions. |
FBI Director | James Comey | Fired | 110 Days | FIred after refusing Trump's request to quash Russia investigation Comey was leading (WH claimed fired for mishandling of Clinton emails). |
Deputy National Security Advisor | KT McFarland | Reassigned | 118 Days | Flynn ally, clashed with his successor, HR McMaster |
June
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President's Advisory Council | Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla and SpaceX |
Resigned | 132 Days | Over Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord |
President's Advisory Council | Robert Iger, CEO, Disney | Resigned | 133 Days | Over Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord |
July | ||||
Office of Government Ethics Director | Walter Schaub | Resigned | 181 Days | Clashed with Trump and Administration on ethics conflicts. Said risk US being viewed as a "kleptocracy" |
Press Secretary | Sean Spicer | Resigned | 183 Days | Embattled but loyal to Trump, finally resigned after Scaramucci appointment |
National Security Council, Middle East Advisor | Derek Harvey | Fired | 186 Days | Flynn ally, clashed with McMaster |
Deputy Press Secretary | Michael Short | Resigned | 187 Days | Resigned after Scaramucci leaked his intention to fire Short after Spcier resignation |
White House Chief of Staff | Reince Priebus | Resigned | 189 Days | The former RNC Chair is said to have lost Trump's confidence after failure of health care and legislative agenda |
Communications Director | Anthony Scaramucci | Fired | 11 Days | The combative and crude former NY financier threatend staff and reporters before being booted by incoming COS John Kelly |
Trump's Latest Approval Rating: 33% (Quinnipiac 7/27-8/1/17)
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