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Trump Administration Loses 27 Senate-Confirmed Officials, Double First-Term Turnover

7/23/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has lost more than two dozen Senate-confirmed officials in its second term, a higher rate than 18 months of Bush, Obama and Biden presidencies.
The Partnership for Public Service counted 27 departures, 11.4 percent of officials, double the 11 who left in Trump’s first term.
Four Senate-confirmed officials quit in July, Energy Department CFO Tina Pierce and VA undersecretary Maj. Gen. John Bartrum were among them.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has lost more than two dozen Senate-confirmed officials in its second term, a higher rate than 18 months of Bush, Obama and Biden presidencies.
The Partnership for Public Service counted 27 departures, 11.4 percent of officials, double the 11 who left in Trump’s first term.
Four Senate-confirmed officials quit in July, Energy Department CFO Tina Pierce and VA undersecretary Maj. Gen. John Bartrum were among them.