List of short-tenure Donald Trump political appointments

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This is a list of notably short political appointments by Donald Trump , the 45th president of the United States.

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The turnover rate in the Trump administration has been noted by various publications. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Several Trump appointees, including Michael Flynn, Reince Priebus, Anthony Scaramucci, and Tom Price, have among the shortest service tenures in the history of their respective offices. [a]

This list excludes political appointees, White House staff and other officials of the federal government from previous administrations who left or were dismissed from their positions under Trump (such as James Comey or Sally Yates).

List

PortraitNameOfficeTook officeLeft officeTenurePreceded bySucceeded byNotes
Steve Bannon by Gage Skidmore.jpg Steve Bannon Senior Counselor to the President January 20, 2017August 18, 2017210 days (6 months, 29 days) John Podesta Kellyanne Conway
Dina Powell 		Previously executive chairman of Breitbart News, a position he briefly resumed following his resignation August 18. [9] [10] [11]
White House Chief Strategist position establishedvacant
Michael D. Dubke.jpg Michael Dubke White House Communications Director March 6, 2017June 2, 201788 days (2 months, 27 days) Sean Spicer (acting) Sean Spicer (acting)Previously a Republican political strategist. Submitted his resignation May 30, 2017. [12] [13] His tenure was the fourth-shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments.
Brenda Fitzgerald official photo.jpg Brenda Fitzgerald Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7, 2017January 31, 2018208 days (6 months, 24 days) Anne Schuchat (acting) Anne Schuchat (acting)Previously commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. [14] Resigned due to scrutiny of her financial holdings, which included stock in Japan Tobacco. [15] Her tenure was the shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments. [16]
Michael T Flynn.jpg Michael Flynn National Security Advisor January 20, 2017February 13, 201724 days Susan Rice H. R. McMaster Previously a three-star general and director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Resigned after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the nature and content of his communications with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. [17] [18] Later pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI. His tenure was the shortest in the office's history. [19] [20]
Sebastian Gorka by Gage Skidmore.jpg Sebastian Gorka Deputy Assistant to the President January 20, 2017August 25, 2017217 days (7 months, 5 days)Previously a military and intelligence analyst. Failed to obtain the security clearance necessary for work on national security issues. [21] [22] Resigned August 25, 2017. [22] [23]
Derek Harvey.jpg Derek Harvey Member of the National Security Council January 27, 2017July 27, 2017181 days (6 months)Previously a United States Army colonel and a senior member of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Fired July 27, 2017. [24]
KT McFarland by Gage Skidmore.jpg K. T. McFarland Deputy National Security Advisor January 20, 2017May 19, 2017119 days (3 months, 29 days) Avril Haines Ricky L. Waddell Previously a member of the National Security Council in the 1970s and a Republican Senate candidate. Reported not to be a good fit at the NSC, [25] [26] she resigned after less than four months. Trump nominated her to be Ambassador to Singapore, but her nomination stalled and was withdrawn. [27]
Dina Habib Powell, Head, Impact Investing Business, Goldman Sachs; President, Goldman Sachs Foundation (19459892442).jpg Dina Powell Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy March 15, 2017January 12, 2018303 days (9 months, 28 days)Position establishedNadia Schadlow [28] Previously an Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel under George W. Bush. [29] Left the Trump administration in January 2018. [28]
Tom Price official photo.jpg Tom Price Secretary of Health and Human Services February 10, 2017September 29, 2017231 days (7 months, 19 days) Sylvia Mathews Burwell Alex Azar Previously U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district . Resigned following scrutiny of his use of private charters and military aircraft for travel. [30] [31] [32] His tenure was the shortest in the office's history. [32]
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus at CPAC 2017 February 23rd 2017 by Michael Vadon 21.jpg Reince Priebus White House Chief of Staff January 20, 2017July 31, 2017192 days (6 months, 11 days) Denis McDonough John F. Kelly Previously chairman of the Republican National Committee. Submitted his resignation July 27, 2017. His tenure was the shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments. [33]
Scott Pruitt official portrait.jpg Scott Pruitt Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency February 17, 2017July 6, 2018504 days (1 year, 4 months, 19 days) Gina McCarthy Andrew R. Wheeler Previously Oklahoma Attorney General and a state senator. A self-described "leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda," [34] Pruitt rejects the scientific consensus that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions are a primary contributor to climate change. [35] His tenure was marked by controversy and at least a dozen [36] federal inquiries into his spending and management habits. Announced his resignation July 5. [37] [38] [39] His tenure was the second-shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments. [b]
David Shulkin official photo.jpg David Shulkin Secretary of Veterans Affairs February 14, 2017March 28, 2018407 days (1 year, 1 month, 14 days) Bob McDonald Robert Wilkie (acting)Previously a physician and later Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health. Confirmed unanimously, but clashed with staffers and attracted scrutiny of his travel expenses. Fired March 28, 2018. [40] His tenure was the shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments.
George A. Sifakis.jpg George Sifakis Director of the Office of Public Liaison March 6, 2017September 25, 2017203 days (6 months, 19 days) Valerie Jarrett [c] Johnny DeStefano Left after less than seven months. [41]
Anthony Scaramucci at SALT Conference 2016 (cropped).jpg Anthony Scaramucci White House Communications Director July 21, 2017July 31, 201710 days Sean Spicer Hope Hicks Previously designated director of the White House Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs but did not assume office due to pending United States Office of Government Ethics investigation. [42] Fired July 31, 2017. [43] [44] [45] [46] His tenure was the shortest in the office's history, breaking the former record held by Jack Koehler. [47]
Press secretary Sean Spicer.jpg Sean Spicer White House Press Secretary January 20, 2017July 21, 2017182 days (6 months, 1 day) Josh Earnest Sarah Huckabee Sanders Previously acting White House Communications Director and a Republican Party strategist. Announced his resignation July 21, 2017, although he remained at the White House in an unspecified capacity until August 31. [48] [49] His tenure was the sixth-shortest in the office's history. [d] [50]
Rex Tillerson official portrait.jpg Rex Tillerson United States Secretary of State February 1, 2017March 13, 2018 [e] 405 days (1 year, 1 month, 12 days) John Kerry John Sullivan (acting)Previously CEO of ExxonMobil. Fired March 13, 2018. [53] His tenure was the fifteenth-shortest in the office's 228-year history, and the third-shortest since World War II. [f] Tillerson is the only Secretary of State since at least 1945 to have been fired. [54]
Katie Walsh at Web Summit 2017 (cropped).jpg Katie Walsh White House Deputy Chief of Staff for ImplementationJanuary 20, 2017March 30, 201769 days (2 months, 10 days) Kristie Canegallo vacantPreviously a deputy finance director in several Republican Party organizations. [55] Resigned after less than three months. [56]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding interim appointments.
  2. ↑ Behind only Mike Leavitt, who stepped down 447 days into his term to succeed Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
  3. ↑ as Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.
  4. ↑ Excluding interim appointments. Also excludes James Brady, who was permanently disabled by a gunshot wound 69 days into his tenure, and George Stephanopoulos, who briefed the press during his tenure as Communications Director though the title formally belonged to Dee Dee Myers.
  5. ↑ Formally retained the title until March 31, though his duties were carried out by successor John Sullivan. [51] [52]
  6. ↑ Excluding interim appointments. Behind Edmund Muskie and Lawrence Eagleburger.

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