[Hoot Gibson]

Jet, here is the list of former administration officials who Trump hired and subsequently fired publicly. Some of the people on the list, such as James Comey and Reince Priebus should never been retained or hired by Trump, but my point was not that they should not have been fired, but they should have been allowed to go quietly. (Comey is an exception, I would never had hired him and I would have fired him publicly because he was hostile toward Trump from the get-go.)

My AI prompt:

Please prepare a list of the members of the Trump administration that President Trump personally hired and then publicly fired. Do not include former administration members who quietly resigned to take other positions.

AI response:

Here’s a list of some notable individuals whom former President Donald Trump personally hired for his administration and then publicly fired or whose departure was highly publicized:

1. James Comey – FBI Director

• Hired: September 2013 (by President Obama, but kept on by Trump)
  
• Fired: May 9, 2017
  
• Reason for Firing: Officially for handling the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, but later reports suggest Trump was unhappy with the Russia investigation.
  

2. Michael Flynn – National Security Advisor

• Hired: January 20, 2017
  
• Fired: February 13, 2017
  
• Reason for Firing: Flynn was fired after it was revealed he misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his communications with Russian officials.
  

3. Reince Priebus – White House Chief of Staff

• Hired: January 20, 2017
  
• Fired: July 28, 2017
  
• Reason for Firing: Trump replaced Priebus after months of reported tensions and dissatisfaction with his performance.
  

4. Anthony Scaramucci – White House Communications Director

• Hired: July 21, 2017
  
• Fired: July 31, 2017
  
• Reason for Firing: Fired after only 11 days on the job following controversial remarks made about other members of the administration.
  

5. Steve Bannon – White House Chief Strategist

• Hired: January 20, 2017
  
• Fired: August 18, 2017
  
• Reason for Firing: Bannon was ousted after ongoing internal conflicts and growing tensions with other members of the administration, particularly Jared Kushner.
  

6. Rex Tillerson – Secretary of State

• Hired: February 1, 2017
  
• Fired: March 13, 2018
  
• Reason for Firing: Publicly dismissed via Twitter after reported policy disagreements, particularly over Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
  

7. Tom Price – Secretary of Health and Human Services

• Hired: February 10, 2017
  
• Fired: September 29, 2017
  
• Reason for Firing: Price resigned under pressure after controversy over his use of expensive private jets for government travel.
  

8. David Shulkin – Secretary of Veterans Affairs

• Hired: February 13, 2017
  
• Fired: March 28, 2018
  
• Reason for Firing: Shulkin was dismissed after conflicts over privatizing parts of the VA, as well as controversy over his travel expenses.
  

9. Jeff Sessions – Attorney General

• Hired: February 9, 2017
  
• Fired: November 7, 2018
  
• Reason for Firing: Trump repeatedly criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, leading to his eventual forced resignation.
  

10. John Bolton – National Security Advisor

• Hired: April 9, 2018
  
• Fired: September 10, 2019
  
• Reason for Firing: Trump and Bolton reportedly had significant disagreements on foreign policy issues, including handling Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan.
  

11. Kirstjen Nielsen – Secretary of Homeland Security

• Hired: December 6, 2017
  
• Fired: April 7, 2019
  
• Reason for Firing: Nielsen was forced out after Trump’s frustrations with her perceived lack of toughness on immigration policies.
  

12. John F. Kelly – White House Chief of Staff

• Hired: July 31, 2017
  
• Fired: January 2, 2019
  
• Reason for Firing: Kelly's relationship with Trump reportedly soured, with the President preferring a more relaxed management style, which clashed with Kelly's military discipline.
  

13. Omarosa Manigault Newman – Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison

• Hired: January 20, 2017
  
• Fired: December 13, 2017
  
• Reason for Firing: Omarosa was reportedly fired due to tensions with other White House staff and allegations of misconduct, although the details were not fully public at the time.
  

14. Mark Esper – Secretary of Defense

• Hired: July 23, 2019
  
• Fired: November 9, 2020
  
• Reason for Firing: Esper was dismissed after a series of policy disagreements, particularly regarding the use of the military during the 2020 protests.
  

These high-profile public firings and forced resignations reflect the turnover that characterized the Trump administration, as he often clashed with appointees over policy differences, loyalty issues, or management style.