Trump fires 4 Biden appointees including his own former Iran envoy
by Filip Timotija - 01/21/25 8:23 AM ET
President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight on Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term and retired Gen. Mark Milley, whom Trump tapped as Joint Chiefs chairman in 2018.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that fired celebrity chef and humanitarian José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, former special envoy for Iran Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars and Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, from the President’s Export Council.
“Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over a thousand Presidential Appointees from the previous Administration, who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again,” Trump posted on Truth Social just past midnight on Tuesday.
“Let this serve as Official Notice of Dismissal for these 4 individuals, with many more, coming soon,” Trump said before listing off the four officials in the post that ended with “YOU’RE FIRED!”
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5097601-trump-fires-appointees/
