Donald Trump has wasted no time in getting to work after being sworn in as the 47th President of the USA on Monday (20 January), publicly sacking White House staff.
The 78-year-old’s inauguration was not short of headlines, as an awkward kiss attempt with wife Melania caught the eye of the public, while a suspect gesture from Elon Musk on stage also left people shocked.
Trump has already signed off on numerous new policies since beginning his second term in office, including bringing TikTok back from the dead, in the US anyway.
But now, news has broke that the President has sacked four members of staff at the White House, on social media.
Trump has not hid his plans to get rid of over 1,000 officials that were appointed by previous President Joe Biden’s administration, already starting with this public dismissal.
Taking to Truth Social, he wrote: “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,
“Let this serve as Official Notice of Dismissal for these 4 individuals, with many more, coming soon,” he wrote, naming the four staff members.
Trump added: “Jose Andres from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars, and Keisha Lance Bottoms from the President’s Export Council—YOU’RE FIRED!”
Trump was starting to point towards the move by removing any evidence of these employees, as former top general Mark Milley had his portrait removed from the Pentagon’s halls.
However, the dismissal of Andrés isn’t too much of a surprise, as the two have been butting heads since 2015.
Trump hired the chef to run a kitchen in the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC, having planned a menu and design ideas for the restaurant, though this was halted after Trump criticised Mexican immigrants when he began his first presidential bid, 10 years ago.
When Andrés backed out of the contract for the restaurant, Trump sued the chef and eventually settled out of court in April 2017, with both of them calling each other ‘friends’, according to CNN.
But the chef continued to criticise Trump in the years following, becoming a close supporter of Biden, who awarded him the Presidential medal of Freedom.
The Spanish-American chef was then sacked by Trump less than 24 hours after being sworn in, and then took to X to clarify some details.
He wrote: “I submitted my resignation last week…my 2 year term was already up.”
Reflecting positively on his time in the White House, he expressed hope that Trump would use his power to push for fitness and improved health for Americans.
Andrés added: “May God give you the wisdom, Mr. President, to put politics and name calling aside…and instead lift up the everyday people working to bring America together.
“Let’s build longer tables.”
