The following article by Len De Groot, Chris Keller and Jon Schleuss was posted on the Los Angeles Times website July 28, 2017 and updated July 31, 2017:
A lot of people have left President Trump’s early administration — Anthony Scaramucci was removed as director of communications on Monday, three days after the replacement of Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
The White House communications staff has been the scene of many of the recent turnovers as it wrestles to craft a message sometimes at odds with Trump’s frequent tweeting.
At the National Security Council, there has been a leadership struggle since Michael Flynn resigned in the face of pressure over undisclosed contacts with Russia. One appointee was fired over comments he made at a private function. Others have been removed as Flynn’s successor, H.R. McMaster, has moved to add loyalists to the council.
Here are the most noteworthy departures and the number of days each spent in the administration before heading for the exit.
Anthony Scaramucci , Director of communications (fired) — 10 days
He was removed as director of communications just days after accusing now former chief of staff Reince Priebus of leaking information and 10 days after the New York financial executive joined the White House staff.
Reince Priebus, White House chief of staff (resigned) — 189 days
Derek Harvey, National Security Council Middle East advisor (fired) — 186 days
Michael Short, Assistant press secretary (resigned) — 186 days
Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, White House director of communications (resigned) — 182 days
Walter Shaub, Director of the Office of Government Ethics (resigned) — 180 days
Robert Igerm, Advisory council (resigned) — 133 days
Elon Musk, Advisory council (resigned) — 132 days
Mike Dubke, Director of communications (resigned) — 85 days
K.T. McFarland, Deputy national security advisor (reassigned)
James B. Comey Jr., FBI director (fired) — 109 days, White House chief usher (fired) — 105 days
Angella Reid, Deputy national security advisor (reassigned) — 117 days
Katie Walsh, Deputy White House chief of staff (resigned) — 69 days
Craig Deare, National Security Council senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs (fired) — 26 days
Mike Flynn, National security advisor (resigned) — 22 days
Sally Yates, Acting attorney general (fired) — 10 days
Some start dates were unavailable. In those cases the start date of the person who appointed them was used.
Sources: Times reporting
Credits: Animated image by Swetha Kannan
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