The announcement that Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, will leave the administration is the latest in a string of departures to shake up the West Wing. Eight of the people in the swearing-in photo below no longer work in the White House or have announced they are leaving.
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Omarosa Manigault Newman
Hope Hicks
Stephen K. Bannon
Reince Priebus
Sean Spicer
Katie Walsh
Michael Flynn
White House staff members were sworn in on Jan. 22, 2017, in the East Room. Photo by Al Drago/The New York Times
Below are the top White House officials who resigned, or were fired, dismissed or reassigned.
Stephen K. Bannon
Chief strategist
President Trump told aides in August he had decided to remove Mr. Bannon, a right-wing nationalist who has clashed with other senior White House advisers and members of Mr. Trump’s family. But a person close to Mr. Bannon said that he had submitted his resignation to the president earlier that month. Full story »
Mike Dubke
Communications director
Mr. Dubke told colleagues that the reasons for his resignation were “personal.” Full story »
Michael T. Flynn
National security adviser
Mr. Trump asked Mr. Flynn for his resignation more than two weeks after he was told that Mr. Flynn had lied to the vice president and was vulnerable to blackmail by Russians. Full story »
Sebastian Gorka
White House adviser
Mr. Gorka served as an adviser to the president on national security issues. Two administration officials said that he was forced out, and a conservative website reported that he had resigned. Full story »
Hope Hicks
Communications director
On Feb. 28, Ms. Hicks, one of Mr. Trump’s longest-serving advisers, said she planned to leave the White House in the coming weeks. Full story »
K. T. McFarland
Deputy national security adviser
Ms. McFarland, who was brought to the White House by Mr. Flynn, was named ambassador to Singapore last May. Full story »
Omarosa Manigault Newman
Director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison
A former contestant on Mr. Trump’s reality TV show “The Apprentice,” Ms. Newman was pushed out by Mr. Trump’s chief of staff, John F. Kelly, in December. Full story »
Rob Porter
Staff secretary
Mr. Porter cleared out his office in early February amid accusations of spousal abuse. Full story »
Dina H. Powell
Deputy national security adviser
The White House announced on Dec. 8 that Ms. Powell, one of the most influential women in the Trump administration, was going to step down. Full story »
Reince Priebus
Chief of staff
Mr. Priebus was pushed out, tendering his resignation after Mr. Trump told Mr. Priebus he wanted to make a change and offered the job to John Kelly. Full story »
Anthony Scaramucci
Communications director
He was fired by Mr. Kelly days after a vulgarity-laced telephone call with a New Yorker reporter was made public. Full story »
Keith Schiller
Director of Oval Office operations
One of the president’s most trusted aides, Mr. Schiller announced his departure in September. Full story »
Sean Spicer
Press secretary, communications director
Mr. Spicer resigned, telling Mr. Trump that he disagreed with Mr. Trump’s hiring of Mr. Scaramucci as communications director. Full story »
Katie Walsh
Deputy chief of staff
Ms. Walsh was forced out by Jared Kushner and other West Wing officials. She joined the pro-Trump outside group America First Policies.
Ezra Cohen-Watnick
Senior director for intelligence, National Security Council
Mr. Cohen-Watnick was appointed by Mr. Flynn. He was pushed out by Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, who succeeded Mr. Flynn. Full story »
Tera Dahl
Deputy chief of staff, N.S.C.
A former writer for Breitbart News who was appointed by Mr. Flynn, Ms. Dahl left the White House for a post at the United States Agency for International Development.
Derek Harvey
Middle East adviser, N.S.C.
No explanation was given for his exit, but Mr. Harvey was appointed by Mr. Flynn and was widely reported to have been at odds with Mr. McMaster. Full story »
Rich Higgins
Director in the strategic planning office, N.S.C.
Mr. Higgins was forced out after writing a memo arguing that Mr. Trump was being subverted by an array of foreign and domestic enemies, including “globalists” and officials of the “deep state.” Full story »
Josh Raffel
Senior communications official
Mr. Raffel mainly served as a spokesman for Mr. Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser.
Michael C. Short
Senior assistant press secretary
Mr. Short, who had been close to Mr. Spicer, resigned shortly after Mr. Scaramucci confirmed to reporters that he was planning to fire Mr. Short. Full story »
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