He began by dismissing four people: retired Gen. Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; celebrity chef José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition; Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars; and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, from the President’s Export Council.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from the administration of former President Joe Biden, announcing four dismissals on social media, including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley.

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.

Trump’s commitment to thousands of changes is in line with his continued pledge to rid the federal government of employees he views as disloyal.

Former President Donald Trump has announced plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from previous administrations, citing misalignment with his agenda. Among those affected are notable figures such as celebrity chef Jose Andres and former General Mark Milley.

(The Hill) — President Donald announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term and retired Gen.

President Donald Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s termination of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail was just one of the ways in which he’s used his first week in office to carry out the political retribution he vowed to unleash if voters returned him to the White House.

It’s not immediately clear whether the firings are legal, as the Trump administration is required to give a 30-day notice.

Musk has promised to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget under the helm of the agency, a sum that constitutes more than Congress has in discretionary spending. Doing so would practically defund the entire executive branch, which doles out funding for the military, national security, and all federal agencies.

On Monday evening, just hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, an extreme bill that would allow for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime. And they did it with the help of 12 Democrats.