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Los que han botado, renunciado o retirado del equipo Trump

Por: Noticel

Publicado: Aug 29, 2018 12:00 AM

Actualizado: Dec 07, 2024 10:38 AM

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Here are notable resignations and withdrawals from office under President Trump, as well as his cabinet picks.

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigned in February 2018.

Feb. 27, 2018: Brad Parscale, who worked on the president's 2016 campaign, was named Trump's 2020 campaign manager.

White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned Feb. 7, 2018 after three women came forward, two of them his ex-wives, with allegations of abuse.

Matthew Petersen, President Donald Trump's district court nominee who struggled to answer basic legal questions at his December 2017 confirmation hearing, has withdrawn his nomination.

On Dec. 5, Kirstjen Nielsen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the secretary of Homeland Security. Nielsen replaces Gen. John Kelly who left the department to be President Trump's chief of staff in July.

Nov. 13: President Trump nominated Alex Azar to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Sam Clovis, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Department of Agriculture's chief scientist, withdrew himself from consideration on Nov. 2, 2017, the White House announced. Sources told CNN that Clovis' nomination was imperiled over his connections to the ongoing Russia probe.

White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon was fired from his post August 18, 2017. Bannon was considered one of the Trump administration's most controversial staffers, and the man generally perceived as the driving force behind Trump's "nationalist" ideology.

Dr. Jerome Adams was confirmed in August, 2017, as the new U.S. surgeon general. He pledged to take on the country's opioid epidemic.

On July 31, Gen. John Kelly was sworn in as White House chief of staff. Kelly takes over for Reince Priebus who held the position for six months.

On July 21, Anthony Scaramucci was named White House communications director. On July 31, Scaramucci was ousted from his position.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was named White House press secretary in the wake of Spicer's resignation.

Walter Shaub, director of the Office of Government Ethics, left the federal government in July 2017. Shaub made a name for himself by criticizing the administration repeatedly, most notably over Trump's refusal to sell his business interests.

White House Communications Director Michael Dubke resigned in late May 2017. Dubke said he was resigning for "a number of reasons -- for personal resons."

Philip Bilden, the nominee for secretary of the Navy, withdrew from consideration in late February 2017 because he said he could not satisfy ethics requirements without "undue disruption" to his private finances. Bilden had recently retired from a private equity investment management firm.

Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts withdrew his nomination as deputy commerce secretary in April of 2017. Ricketts, whose family owns the Chicago Cubs and spent about $1 million in helping to elect Trump, struggled to reconcile his family's complicated finances with the Office of Government Ethics.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was forced to resign as national security adviser in February of 2017 after misleading Vice President Mike Pence on the nature of his communications with a prominent Russian ambassador.

President-elect Donald Trump picked the final member of his Cabinet Jan. 18, landing on former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to serve as agriculture secretary.

The Trump transition team announced on Dec. 22 that Kellyanne Conway will serve as an appointed counselor to President-elect Trump.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was announced as the nominee for energy secretary.

In the wake of Puzder's withdrawal, Trump went with Alexander Acosta for labor secretary.

Dr. Ben Carson will be nominated as the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Trump transition team announced on Dec. 5. As is the case with all cabinet secretaries, Carson needs to be confirmed by the Senate.

Donald Trump has nominated retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his secretary of defense, the President-elect announced Dec. 1 in Cincinnati. "We are going to appoint Mad Dog Mattis as our secretary of defense. But we're not announcing it until Monday so don't tell anybody," Trump said at his rally, adding later, "They say he's the closest thing to Gen. George Patton that we have and it's about time."

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is Trump's pick for commerce secretary. The Cabinet-level position, which requires Senate confirmation, serves as the government's chief business advocate. The Commerce secretary is a liaison between companies and the White House. Ross could play a key role in what are expected to be Trump's signature economic policy issues like trade and jobs.

Trump has tapped Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs banker who profited from the housing meltdown, as his Treasury secretary, according to an official briefed on the decision. He served as finance chairman of Trump's presidential campaign and has been one of Trump's closest economic advisers.

Trump is offering the position of transportation secretary to Elaine Chao, the former labor secretary and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Trump announced plans to nominate Georgia Representative Tom Price to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Price has been an outspoken critic of Obamacare.

Betsy DeVos, a top Republican donor and school choice advocate, was picked by Trump to head the Dept. of Education.

Trump picked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision.

Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas has been selected for CIA director.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is serving as Attorney General.