News from the British newspaper The Guardian claimed that other senior figures in the Trump administration were also being considered for firing, following the dismissal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in late March and Attorney General Pam Bondi yesterday.
Sources with knowledge of the matter who issued a statement to the newspaper said Trump recently expressed disappointment with DNI Director Gabbard for “failing to defend” the war that began with the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Anonymous sources noted that Gabbard, who they said “could not conscientiously support the attacks on Iran,” also angered Trump by “protecting” National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, who resigned on March 17.
Sources claimed that Trump asked Cabinet members for their opinions on whether Gabbard should appoint someone else to replace her.
On the other hand, sources said there was no prominent name to replace Gabbard and that Cabinet members had warned Trump “not to leave a senior position vacant before his successor is ready.”
Allegation that Trump is considering firing the secretaries of commerce and labor
Senior White House officials who spoke to Politico and did not want to be identified claimed that Trump has expressed his “disappointment” with Commerce Secretary Lutnick and Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer and that he intends to fire those people.
“I'm making changes in the economy,” Trump said in firing Lutnick, an official said. He argued that he wanted to prepare the ground for his testimony.
Another official suggested that the changes focused on members of Trump's Cabinet who “performed poorly or attracted too much negative attention.”
Another White House official said Lutnick was “walking on a thin layer of ice,” arguing that Trump had previously intended to fire Lutnick but had not done so, and that Chavez-DeRemer's fate was currently under discussion.
Another White House official also claimed that he believes Senate approval of Trump's appointments could be more difficult next year as the Democratic Party's seat count increases in the upcoming midterm elections, and he is therefore worried about layoffs.
White House spokesman Taylor Rogers said in a statement to Politico that Chavez-DeRemer and Lutnick “have done great work for American workers and have the full support of President Trump.”
On the other hand, White House officials, speaking to The Atlantic magazine, claimed that Trump was also considering firing FBI Director Patel, but there was no exact information about when this would happen.
Sweeping changes in the US government
Trump announced on March 5 that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would leave office on March 31 and that Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin had been named to replace her.
In his post on his social media account yesterday, Trump announced that he had fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting secretary.
The US Department of Defense also announced yesterday that Land Forces Commander Randy George will be resigning from his position.
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