THE Trump administration has seen personnel go in and out since he was elected president in 2016.
Some of these people, in one way or another, have either formally resigned or have been fired as they have fallen short in fulfilling the president’s hefty demands.
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Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney was Trump’s former chief of staff and most recently served as the special envoy to Ireland.
He is the latest person to step down from the White House following Capitol chaos on January 6.
He confessed to CNBC that he called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to put in his resignation, saying: “I called Mike Pompeo last night to let him know I was resigning from that. I can’t do it. I can’t stay,” Mulvaney told CNBC in an interview Thursday.
“Those who choose to stay, and I have talked with some of them, are choosing to stay because they’re worried the president might put someone worse in,” Mulvaney said.
Mulvaney had been at the White House since 2017 serving various other roles for the president.
Stephanie Grisham
Stephanie Grisham formally resigned as the First Lady’s chief of staff after the Capitol riot.
She had previously served as the White House former communications director and press secretary under Sean Spicer.
Grisham began working for Trump in 2015 when he was just a candidate for the coming election.
She spoke about her resignation to CNN in a statement saying: "It has been an honor to serve the country in the White House. I am very proud to have been a part of Mrs. Trump's mission to help children everywhere, and proud of the many accomplishments of this Administration.”
Sarah Matthews
Sarah Matthews was President Trump’s Deputy Press Secretary and reportedly joined Grisham and Mulvaney in resigning due to the riots at the Capitol.
She labeled the events as “deeply disturbing” and released a statement about her resignation saying: “I was honored to serve in the Trump administration and proud of the policies we enacted. As someone who worked in the halls of Congress, I was deeply disturbed by what I saw today.
Adding: “I’ll be stepping down from my role effective immediately. Our nation needs a peaceful transfer of power.”
Elaine Chao
Elaine Chao was the US secretary of transportation since 2017.
She is also the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConell.
Prior to working under the Trump administration, Chao previously served as secretary of labor under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009.
On January 7, Chao announced she was resigning from her position effective Monday in wake of the Capitol riot.
Shereleased a statement on Twitter saying: "It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the U.S. Department of Transportation."
Chao also mentioned to having felt "deeply troubled" by the events at the Capitol building.
John Kelly
John Kelly was Trump’s chief of staff and handed in his resignation letter in January of 2019.
Kelly had reportedly warned Trump about his impeachment and claimed to have regretted resigning at the time.
He was replaced by Mick Mulvaney shortly after.
John Costello
John Costello was the deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and security at the Commerce Department.
He reportedly also handed over a resignation letter due to the civil unrest that transpired on January 6.
Costello released a statement on Twitter saying: “Yesterday’s events were an unprecedented attack on the very core of our democracy—incited by a sitting president…”
William Barr
William Barr resigned from his role as the US attorney general after December 23, 2020.
He replaced Jeff Sessions for the cabinet role.
Barr also served as attorney general under President George HW Bush in the early 1990s.
A week before his formal resignation, President Trump tweeted: “Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job!
“As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family," Trump tweeted, announcing the news.
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway served as Trump's campaign manager in the three months leading up to his election in 2016.
Conway was named senior counsellor at the White House, and quickly became one of the president's closest advisers.
She resigned her role in August of 2020 claiming she wanted to spend more time with her family.
John Bolton
John Bolton is the Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
He was Trump’s National Security Advisor until September 2019, replacing Michael Flynn and HR McMaster.
At the time, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told reporters: "[The president] didn't like a lot of his [Bolton’s] policies, they disagree."
Bolton released a book in June 2020 – The Room Where it Happened -about his time in the White House, allegedly divulging classified information.
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