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| Twelve key departures in six months of Donald Trump's presidency | Twelve key departures in six months of Donald Trump's presidency |
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| Anthony Scaramucci’s stay in Donald Trump’s White House was, in the peculiarly fitting words of Thomas Hobbes, nasty, brutish and short. | Anthony Scaramucci’s stay in Donald Trump’s White House was, in the peculiarly fitting words of Thomas Hobbes, nasty, brutish and short. |
| On Monday, reportedly guided by the appalled new chief of staff, Gen John F Kelly, the leviathan in the Oval Office stirred and flicked his tail. Just 10 cuss-filled and controversial days after the New York entrepreneur’s arrival prompted the exit of the former press secretary Sean Spicer, Scaramucci’s resignation as director of communications was announced. | On Monday, reportedly guided by the appalled new chief of staff, Gen John F Kelly, the leviathan in the Oval Office stirred and flicked his tail. Just 10 cuss-filled and controversial days after the New York entrepreneur’s arrival prompted the exit of the former press secretary Sean Spicer, Scaramucci’s resignation as director of communications was announced. |
| Spicer managed 183 days serving at Donald Trump’s pleasure – an impressive tenure, compared with some other Trump administration figures deposed rather more abruptly. Here are 12 key departures from Trump’s administration during his 193 days in office so far, with their lengths of service. | Spicer managed 183 days serving at Donald Trump’s pleasure – an impressive tenure, compared with some other Trump administration figures deposed rather more abruptly. Here are 12 key departures from Trump’s administration during his 193 days in office so far, with their lengths of service. |
| 10 days – Anthony Scaramucci | 10 days – Anthony Scaramucci |
| Named director of communications after having been denied a White House role earlier, the New York financier and Republican fundraiser promptly threatened to fire everyone in his team over leaks. | Named director of communications after having been denied a White House role earlier, the New York financier and Republican fundraiser promptly threatened to fire everyone in his team over leaks. |
| Scaramucci, loyal and telegenic, was named White House communication director, a move that immediately prompted the resignation of press secretary Sean Spicer. | Scaramucci, loyal and telegenic, was named White House communication director, a move that immediately prompted the resignation of press secretary Sean Spicer. |
| Scaramucci spent his first Saturday on the job cleaning up his Twitter feed to remove historic tweets critical of the president and his agenda. | Scaramucci spent his first Saturday on the job cleaning up his Twitter feed to remove historic tweets critical of the president and his agenda. |
| 'The Mooch', as he likes to be known, appeared on the Sunday morning politics TV shows. He promised to root out “leakers” and said any he found would be fired. | 'The Mooch', as he likes to be known, appeared on the Sunday morning politics TV shows. He promised to root out “leakers” and said any he found would be fired. |
| Scaramucci’s estranged wife, Deidre Ball, gave birth to their second child in New York. Scaramucci traveled on Air Force One with the president to the Boy Scouts annual jamboree. | Scaramucci’s estranged wife, Deidre Ball, gave birth to their second child in New York. Scaramucci traveled on Air Force One with the president to the Boy Scouts annual jamboree. |
| Thumbs up and smiles aboard Air Force One on the way to Ohio. | Thumbs up and smiles aboard Air Force One on the way to Ohio. |
| Scaramucci dined at the White House with the president, the first lady, Fox News host Sean Hannity and former Fox News executive Bill Shine. After dinner, he placed a fateful call to New Yorker writer, Ryan Lizza... | Scaramucci dined at the White House with the president, the first lady, Fox News host Sean Hannity and former Fox News executive Bill Shine. After dinner, he placed a fateful call to New Yorker writer, Ryan Lizza... |
| ... The New Yorker published that conversation. | ... The New Yorker published that conversation. |
| The New York Post reported that Scaramucci’s infatuation with Trump was a catalyst for his wife’s decision to file for divorce while nine months pregnant. Meanwhile Trump announces on Twitter that Reince Priebus is out as chief of staff. | The New York Post reported that Scaramucci’s infatuation with Trump was a catalyst for his wife’s decision to file for divorce while nine months pregnant. Meanwhile Trump announces on Twitter that Reince Priebus is out as chief of staff. |
| Scaramucci watched as John Kelly was sworn in as the president’s new chief of staff. Hours later, the White House announced that Scaramucci was out as White House communications director, reportedly at the urging of Kelly. | Scaramucci watched as John Kelly was sworn in as the president’s new chief of staff. Hours later, the White House announced that Scaramucci was out as White House communications director, reportedly at the urging of Kelly. |
| He also staged a combative and contradictory briefing room debut and talkshow tour; sought to bat away questions about suspiciously liberal pronouncements in his past and support for Trump’s Republican enemies; deleted tweets; warred openly with the former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, and seemingly forced him out; compared the struggle to take healthcare away from millions of Americans to Lincoln’s battle against slavery; poured obscene invective about leakers, Priebus and Steve Bannon down the phone to a New Yorker reporter; missed the birth of his son; saw his wife file for divorce; and was asked to resign. | He also staged a combative and contradictory briefing room debut and talkshow tour; sought to bat away questions about suspiciously liberal pronouncements in his past and support for Trump’s Republican enemies; deleted tweets; warred openly with the former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, and seemingly forced him out; compared the struggle to take healthcare away from millions of Americans to Lincoln’s battle against slavery; poured obscene invective about leakers, Priebus and Steve Bannon down the phone to a New Yorker reporter; missed the birth of his son; saw his wife file for divorce; and was asked to resign. |
| 11 days – Sally Yates | 11 days – Sally Yates |
| The acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama years, was fired after refusing to defend the first version of Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. | The acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama years, was fired after refusing to defend the first version of Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. |
| 23 days – Michael Flynn | 23 days – Michael Flynn |
| Trump’s first national security adviser – one of four generals the president has employed – resigned after it was revealed he misled the vice-president, Mike Pence, over his contacts with Russians during the election campaign. It was later reported that Yates had warned the White House that Flynn was vulnerable to Russian blackmail. | Trump’s first national security adviser – one of four generals the president has employed – resigned after it was revealed he misled the vice-president, Mike Pence, over his contacts with Russians during the election campaign. It was later reported that Yates had warned the White House that Flynn was vulnerable to Russian blackmail. |
| 70 days – Katie Walsh | 70 days – Katie Walsh |
| The deputy chief of staff to Priebus and an establishment ally of the former Republican National Committee chair, Walsh came under pressure from senior advisers Bannon and Jared Kushner. She resigned and was reassigned to a pro-Trump outside body. | The deputy chief of staff to Priebus and an establishment ally of the former Republican National Committee chair, Walsh came under pressure from senior advisers Bannon and Jared Kushner. She resigned and was reassigned to a pro-Trump outside body. |
| 86 days – Mike Dubke | 86 days – Mike Dubke |
| Trump’s first communications director handed in his resignation shortly before the president’s first overseas trip in May, citing personal reasons. The longtime Republican operative had been brought in to lighten the load on a struggling Spicer in the first weeks of the Trump era. It didn’t work. | Trump’s first communications director handed in his resignation shortly before the president’s first overseas trip in May, citing personal reasons. The longtime Republican operative had been brought in to lighten the load on a struggling Spicer in the first weeks of the Trump era. It didn’t work. |
| 106 days – Angella Reid | 106 days – Angella Reid |
| The White House usher, the second African American and the first woman to hold the job, was appointed by Obama in 2011. She was fired in May, amid reports that she would have been shown the door sooner had first lady Melania Trump moved more quickly to fill key posts. | The White House usher, the second African American and the first woman to hold the job, was appointed by Obama in 2011. She was fired in May, amid reports that she would have been shown the door sooner had first lady Melania Trump moved more quickly to fill key posts. |
| 110 days – James Comey | 110 days – James Comey |
| The most shocking firing of them all. Trump sacked his FBI director, by messenger rather than in person, as congressional and justice department investigations into links between Trump aides and Russia gathered pace. Lest anyone retain any doubt about why Trump pressed the big red button, he told NBC in a primetime interview the firing was tied to “this Russia thing”. The reverberations will be felt for some time yet. | The most shocking firing of them all. Trump sacked his FBI director, by messenger rather than in person, as congressional and justice department investigations into links between Trump aides and Russia gathered pace. Lest anyone retain any doubt about why Trump pressed the big red button, he told NBC in a primetime interview the firing was tied to “this Russia thing”. The reverberations will be felt for some time yet. |
| 118 days – KT McFarland | 118 days – KT McFarland |
| The deputy national security adviser – and former Fox News pundit – was reassigned, rather than being fired or “resigning”, and became Trump’s nominee to be US ambassador to Singapore. McFarland, who entered the White House with Flynn, reportedly clashed with his successor, Gen HR McMaster. | The deputy national security adviser – and former Fox News pundit – was reassigned, rather than being fired or “resigning”, and became Trump’s nominee to be US ambassador to Singapore. McFarland, who entered the White House with Flynn, reportedly clashed with his successor, Gen HR McMaster. |
| 181 days – Walter Shaub | 181 days – Walter Shaub |
| The director of the Office of Government Ethics resigned almost six months before the scheduled end of his tenure. A regular and vocal critic of Trump’s apparent disregard of potential conflicts of interest between his government role and his business empire, he told the Guardian in an interview published on Monday the president’s behaviour “risks people starting to refer to us as a kleptocracy”. | The director of the Office of Government Ethics resigned almost six months before the scheduled end of his tenure. A regular and vocal critic of Trump’s apparent disregard of potential conflicts of interest between his government role and his business empire, he told the Guardian in an interview published on Monday the president’s behaviour “risks people starting to refer to us as a kleptocracy”. |
| 183 days – Sean Spicer | 183 days – Sean Spicer |
| The long-suffering but loyal surrogate for the president handed in his resignation in response to Scaramucci’s appointment. A Republican insider and Priebus ally, he never settled into the press secretary role after an infamous debut in which he angrily insisted Trump’s fantastic version of crowd sizes at the inauguration were true. Achieving by way of Melissa McCarthy’s lethal Saturday Night Live impression a somewhat dubious celebrity, his days at the White House were long rumoured to be numbered. His departure on a point of principle having seemingly been justified only 10 days later, he may now claim a sort of hollow vindication. | The long-suffering but loyal surrogate for the president handed in his resignation in response to Scaramucci’s appointment. A Republican insider and Priebus ally, he never settled into the press secretary role after an infamous debut in which he angrily insisted Trump’s fantastic version of crowd sizes at the inauguration were true. Achieving by way of Melissa McCarthy’s lethal Saturday Night Live impression a somewhat dubious celebrity, his days at the White House were long rumoured to be numbered. His departure on a point of principle having seemingly been justified only 10 days later, he may now claim a sort of hollow vindication. |
| 187 days – Michael Short | 187 days – Michael Short |
| The deputy press secretary was Scaramucci’s second victim, after Spicer. Discussing his determination to clean house and stop leaks to the press, Scaramucci told Politico that Short, a party operative, was going to be fired. That was the first Short had heard of it, making Scaramucci, when the press took a second to think about it, a leaker. Short promptly resigned instead. | The deputy press secretary was Scaramucci’s second victim, after Spicer. Discussing his determination to clean house and stop leaks to the press, Scaramucci told Politico that Short, a party operative, was going to be fired. That was the first Short had heard of it, making Scaramucci, when the press took a second to think about it, a leaker. Short promptly resigned instead. |
| 189 days – Reince Priebus | 189 days – Reince Priebus |
| The former Republican National Committee chair stayed loyal – at least in public – to Trump through Friday, when he was told his time was up. He stayed loyal after handing in his resignation too, rhapsodising about the president and his mission in interviews with CNN and, of course, Fox News. But it seemed Priebus’s card had alway been marked, less over his initial blocking of Scaramucci, which enraged the Mooch, or by his closeness to the House speaker, Paul Ryan, than by his private advice to Trump to quit the presidential race after 8 October, when the infamous Access Hollywood “Gropegate” tape was published. The Washington Post reported that Priebus was thus never considered a member of the “Oct 8th coalition”, a name for the inner cabal of Trumpites who have never wavered, however low their boss’s reputation has sunk. | The former Republican National Committee chair stayed loyal – at least in public – to Trump through Friday, when he was told his time was up. He stayed loyal after handing in his resignation too, rhapsodising about the president and his mission in interviews with CNN and, of course, Fox News. But it seemed Priebus’s card had alway been marked, less over his initial blocking of Scaramucci, which enraged the Mooch, or by his closeness to the House speaker, Paul Ryan, than by his private advice to Trump to quit the presidential race after 8 October, when the infamous Access Hollywood “Gropegate” tape was published. The Washington Post reported that Priebus was thus never considered a member of the “Oct 8th coalition”, a name for the inner cabal of Trumpites who have never wavered, however low their boss’s reputation has sunk. |
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