The selection of Scott Pruitt to head up the EPA was curious from the start. Jeff Sessions was one of Donald Trump’s first and most important backers. Herbert Hoover's first war secretary, James Good, died suddenly 258 days into his tenure. After her work in The White House, she became a commentator on Fox News, catching the eye of Donald Trump who made her Deputy National Security Adviser. Hope Hicks, a longtime aide and confidant, took over communications after Mr. Scaramucci’s disastrous tenure.

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But it’s not an unusual amount of turnover for a president in the midst of a troubled period in his administration. The move seemingly backfired on Trump.

Read more », After weeks of uncertainty, Mr. Trump said he planned to replace Mr. Shulkin with his White House physician, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a rear admiral in the Navy. Seven months in to President Donald Trump’s presidency and there are already seven departures from high-ranking officials. Read more », Mr. Dearborn had been overseeing a broad cross section of departments, including the political department. James Comey Rich Girard . Ostermeier did know of a president who turned over a significant number of people during his first year in office: President John Tyler. Read more », Mr. Bolton, an outspoken advocate of military action who served in the George W. Bush administration, disagreed with Mr. Trump over how to handle major foreign policy challenges in Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan. The “Mooch,” a former hedge fund manager was a well-known Trump surrogate who often appeared on cable news. He studies presidential cabinets and even built a database going back to the early 1900s.

For this analysis, NPR looked at the first two years of Cabinet departures for presidents going back to Woodrow Wilson. Bush’s presidency, four during Clinton’s first term, two during W. Bush’s first term and three during Obama’s first term.

Price was fired by Trump last year, Tillerson was fired on March 13. Read more », A key figure in the president’s sweeping plan to reshape the nation’s environmental framework, Mr. Zinke will leave his post at the end of the year. Ronny Jackson was an Admiral and physician who served as White House Doctor for both Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Then More Advisers Left, Trump Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson With CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Despite seeing eye to eye with many of the president’s policy decision, Trump never quite got over the recusal which he saw as a betrayal.