"For more than a decade he built his brand on two words: You're fired! And in his first term in the White House, Donald Trump did not hesitate to show his staff the door, often via an abrasive tweet. But since resuming the US presidency in January, Trump, the former host of the reality TV show The Apprentice, appears to have become an uncharacteristically bashful boss, more disposed to hiring than firing."
"Whereas his first term was marked by chaos his first 14 months saw the highest cabinet turnover of any president for a century his second has been comparatively stable, with a team remaining almost entirely intact. I think my cabinet is fantastic, Trump said recently, dismissing reports of dissatisfaction with his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, or his homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem."
"That confidence has persisted despite a steady drumbeat of controversy. Hegseth has come under scrutiny for his misuse of the Signal messaging app and handling of military operations in the Caribbean. Noem has faced criticism over her extravagant spending and a feud with the border czar, Tom Homan. The FBI director, Kash Patel, has drawn bipartisan opprobrium over his stewardship of sensitive investigations,"
Donald Trump built his brand around firing, frequently removing staff during his first term through abrupt means. His first 14 months had the highest cabinet turnover in a century. Since resuming the presidency in January, the cabinet has been comparatively stable and largely intact. Trump publicly praised the cabinet as fantastic and dismissed reports of dissatisfaction with figures like defense secretary Pete Hegseth and homeland security secretary Kristi Noem. Several officials faced controversies, including Hegseth’s alleged misuse of Signal, Noem’s spending and a feud with Tom Homan, FBI director Kash Patel’s criticized stewardship, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s nuclear warning. Critics attribute the stability to a court of loyalists prioritized for personal allegiance.
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