List of Trump administration dismissals and resignations
Name Office Took office Left office
Edward C. Hugler Secretary of Labor January 20 , 2017 April 28 , 2017
Alexander Acosta Secretary of Labor April 28 , 2017 July 19 , 2019
Patrick Pizzella Secretary of Labor July 20 , 2019 September 30 , 2019
Katherine Brunett McGuire Assistant Secretary of Labor ( Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs ) January 2 , 2018 January 25 , 2019
Scott Dahl Labor Department Inspector General October 16 , 2013 June 21 , 2020
Department of Labor
Many political appointees of Donald Trump, the 45th and current President of the United States, have resigned or been dismissed. The record-setting turnover rate in the Trump Administration has been noted in various publications. Several Trump appointees, including National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price have the shortest-service tenures in the history of their respective offices. On September 18, 2019, a reporter asked Trump about the lack of stability in his administration, particularly in DHS. He replied: We have acting people. The reason they are acting is because Im seeing how I like them, and Im liking a lot of them very, very much. There are people who have done a bad job, and I let them go. If you call that turmoil, I dont call that turmoil. I say that is being smart. Thats what we do. For comprehensiveness, the list below includes, in addition to dismissals and resignations, routine job changes such as promotions (e.g. Gina Haspel from CIA Deputy Director to Director), officials moving to a comparable position (e.g.