More chaos as Trump ramps up targeting and purging his own appointees: report

Source: Raw Story

August 30, 2025 7:39AM ET


Among the Trump administration's defining characteristics has been the president’s ire for those appointed to positions of power by past administrations, with President Donald Trump declaring early on in his second term that he would “clean house immediately” of most officials appointed under the Biden administration.

Now, however, Trump has redirected his angst toward his own appointed officials in a pattern of firings that one expert noted surpassed any previous administration in history.

“No administration has seen more chaos in its leadership ranks than the Trump administration other than Trump one,” said Max Stier, an attorney and president of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, which tracks government hiring and firing, speaking with the Wall Street Journal Friday. “He begins by being right, and if anyone challenges his worldview, they need to go away.”

The observation of Trump’s chaotic second tenure comes just days after Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. fired Susan Monarez, the Trump-appointed director for the Centers for Disease Control, in a decision that was backed up by the White House. Trump also fired former Rep. Bill Long (R-MO) this month, whom he appointed to head the Internal Revenue Service, just two months into the job.

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