Pres. Trump terminates 4 presidential appointees

President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, fired four former presidential appointees, as reported by the UPI.

Among the 'losers' Trump canned is retired Army Gen. Mark Milley the former National Infrastructure Advisory Council. It was Milley who undermined the President's authority in his first administration by phoning his Chinese Communist counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng, and reassured the commie that the U.S. would not attack them, hoping to calm their fears about the strong statements Trump made.

Milley was also a woke proponent of critical race theory and the military's approach to D.E.I. [diversity, equity and inclusion] and he mishandled the withdrawal of the military from Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of 13 Americans. 

Mark Milley

After leaving office, Milley's portrait was removed from the walls of the Pentagon by the Trump administration after the 2025 inauguration. 

Another firing was Brian Hook, an envoy to Iran in Trump's first administration and serving at the WIlson Center of Scholars. He also served Secretary of State Mike Pompeo under the administration.

In November 2019, Hook mishandled an employment issue with Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, a State Department official. An internal report claimed that Hook did not take proper action when Nowrouzzadeh faced false accusations and derogatory remarks in a conservative publication, which circulated within the State Department. This incident was part of broader accusations of political retaliation against career staff perceived to be disloyal to the Trump administration's policies.

Brian Hook

There were allegations that Hook was part of efforts to target career diplomats whose loyalty to the Trump administration was questioned. Democrats like Reps. Eliot Engel and Elijah Cummings criticized Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for promoting Hook despite these allegations, suggesting a lack of accountability for political retribution within the State Department.

Hook also refused to sign "the MAGA vision" and is apparently not displaying allegiance to the President, which gives Trump every reason to find someone who shares the same vision.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who served on the President's Export Council, was also given her pink slip. 

Keisha Lance Bottoms

As mayor, violent crime soared in her city and it's argued her administration did little to assuage the problem. The violence was exacerbated during the George Floyd protests and the COVID-19 crisis. While Bottoms acknowledged the crime wave, she decided not to run for another term. Also, during her tenure, the Atlanta Police Department morale was low, especially after officers were charged involved in the killing of Rayshard Brooks.

Then there was the issue of election integrity and the water main break incident during the 2020 election. Atlanta experienced a water main break at the State Farm Arena when it was being used as a polling location. It delayed vote counting, and raised questions about election integrity. 

Trump fired her on day one.

Lastly, international chef Jose Andrés, from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition was also given his walking papers by President Trump. The two had not gotten along since 2015 when Andrés pulled out of a restaurant deal with Trump's Washington, D.C. hotel after Trump made a negative statement about Mexican immigrants. The legal battle was eventually settled out of court.

Andrés has publicly criticized Trump on several occasions on issues about immigration policies, disaster relief and the President's political platform, which continued to be made even after the legal disputes.

Jose Andrés

Although Andrés had resigned a week prior to Trump's announcement, the President's actions was probably his way of showing the public his stance on those who refuse to allow him to actuate his mandate.

"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 said on Truth Social.

"Let this serve as official notice of dismissal for these four individuals with many more coming soon. ... You're fired."

The next four years are going to be very, very interesting. 

Pray for our President's safety.

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