Fire & Purge
1981
1981-08-05 President Ronald Regan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers because they were on strike demanding better pay and conditions.
https://millercenter.org/reagan-vs-air-traffic-controllers
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-5/reagan-fires-11359-air-traffic-controllers
2017
2017-05-01 Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, who oversaw the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_James_Comey
2022
2022-11-05 A pastor at Stuarts Draft Baptist Church was fired for delivering a sermon in opposition to Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h098Z6g6pCE&list=WL&index=7
2025 February
2025-02-10 Trump fired the head of the independent Office of Government Ethics David Huitema.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-office-of-government-ethics-director/
2025-02-14 New York US Attorney Danielle Sassoon resigned after refusing to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams per order of Pam Bondi who wanted Sassoon to quash the federal indictment as a favor to Trump.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz4lm4q1mo
2025-02-21 Trump fired General Charles Q. Brown from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of the DEI agenda.
2025 March
2025-03-27 Trump withdrew Elise Stefanik’s nomination for U.N. ambassador, citing the need to preserve Republican congressional seats
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114235745233828789
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rnge7ql7wo
2025 April
2025-04-01 Kathleen Sgamma withdrew from consideration to lead the Bureau of Land Management after criticism resurfaced from a 2021 memo about January 6.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/04/10/sgamma-withdraws-bureau-of-land-management-nomination/
2025-04-17 Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on social media and said Powell’s “termination cannot come fast enough.”
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114352766082542122
https://econclubchi.org/event/hon-jerome-h-powell/
2025 May
2025-05-08 Cameron Hamilton was fired from FEMA just one day after he told lawmakers the agency should not be dismantled. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/08/fired-fema-chief-relationship-trump-officials-00548907
2025-05-08 Trump had Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden fired on the 9th of her 10-year term as part of his DEI initiative. Carla Hayden received her termination by email from a low-level employee.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5393737/carla-hayden-fired-library-of-congress-trump
2025-05-10 Trump terminated Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models. Trump replaced her with his personal lawyer Todd Blanche.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5395879/trump-todd-blanche-librarian-congress
2025-05-31 Trump withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be the NASA administrator for a “misalignment” with the administration’s “America First” agenda.
2025 June
2025-06-02 Iraqi war vet Hagan Scotten resigned rather than follow an order from Bondi to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. He wrote, “If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me”.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/fb-14401037/Read-Resignation-Letter-Hagan-Scotten.html
2025-06-02 A news article wrote that Curtis Yarvin argued for a policy he called RAGE (Retire All Government Employees) to seize and consolidate power. JD Vance was interviewed in 2021 on Jack Murphy Live, and stated, “There’s this guy Curtis Yarvin who’s written about some of these things…I think that what Trump should do, like, if I was giving him one piece of advice, fire every single mid-level bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people. And when the courts – because you will get taken to court – and when the courts stop you, stand before the country like Andrew Jackson did and say ‘The chief justice has made his ruling, now let him enforce it’”.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/09/curtis-yarvin-profile
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24266512/jd-vance-curtis-yarvin-influence-rage-project-2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRPLCso0Sw
2025-06-09 RFK fired all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine panel and backfilled the advisory committee with ant-vaxxers.
https://abcnews.com/Health/rfk-jr-removing-17-members-cdcs-vaccine-advisory/story?id=122670046
https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk-jr-fires-every-member-of-cdc-vaccine-expert-panel-acip/
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/09/rfk-scraps-vaccine-advisory-committee
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/nx-s1-5749530/judge-blocks-rfk-jr-vaccine-changes
2025-06-13 Trump repeatedly bullied director of the National Portrait Gallery Kim Sajet until she finally resigned.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/kim-sajet-resigns-national-portrait-gallery-director
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-portrait-gallery-director-fired-trump-1234743964/
2025 July
2025-07-01 Trump dismissed the entire Commission of Fine Arts and appointed replacements aligned with his priorities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Scharf
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-ballroom-fine-arts-commission.html
2025-07-11 Pam Bondi fired Justice Department ethics chief Joseph Tirrell. Tirrell had sought to investigate Kash Patel over luxury gifts allegedly received from Conor McGregor which violated the FBI ethics codes.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-justice-department-purge-top-ethics-adviser/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/attorney-general-pam-bondi-fires-top-justice-department/story?id=123746598
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/pam-bondi-doj-joseph-tirell-fired
https://abcnews.com/US/attorney-general-pam-bondi-fires-top-justice-department/story?id=123746598
2025 August
2025-08-01 Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following an unfavorable jobs report. He named William Wiatrowski as replacement and later nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni.
https://www.epi.org/policywatch/firing-bls-commissioner-erika-mcentarfer/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/economy/former-bls-commissioner-mcentarfer-speaks
2025-08-07 FBI officials Brian Driscoll, Stephen Jensen, and Spencer Evans were dismissed by Kash Patel without a publicly stated reason.
2025-08-27 Robert Primus was fired from the Surface Transportation Board during a Union Pacific merger with no cause except that he “didn’t align” with the “America First” agenda.
2025-08-27 Trump attempted to fire Lisa Cook, who sits on the rate-setting committee. Trump accused Cook of mortgage fraud, but Reuters posted an analysis of documents some analysts claim refute the claims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Cook
2025-08-27 RFK fired Susan Monarez from the CDC after she refused to “rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives”. RFK appointed biotechnology investor Jim O’Neill to head the CDC. According to AI overview, O’Neill is a long-time advocate of deregulation and support for unproven therapies.
https://www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/20250828_cdc-firing_release/
https://x.com/HHSGov/status/1960818490614415869
2025 September
2025-09-04 During a Senate hearing, RFK Jr. said Susan Monarez was removed because he considered her untrustworthy.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1308517864182421
2025-09-09 Former FBI leaders Brian Driscoll, Stephen Jensen and Spencer Evans alleged that their firings were both illegal and politically motivated.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/politics/fired-fbi-officials-sue-kash-patel
2025-09-15 Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sued the administration, alleging she was fired for political reasons.
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-maurene-comey-trump-23fb32ac0e4402873862d3ca6d31d18e
2025-09-17 Susan Monarez testified that RFK told her to commit to decisions in advance.
2025-09-19 Federal prosecutor Erik Seibert resigned after pressure to pursue criminal charges against Letitia James.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/us/politics/trump-lindsey-halligan-james-comey.html
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115234681538876098
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115239306164275142
2025-09-26 Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted after Trump publicly called for prosecutions of political rivals
2025 October
2025-10-03 Hegseth fired Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/03/top-navy-official-fired-00593997
2025 November
2025-11-03 Kash Patel used a government jet to visit his girlfriend. After the story surfaced, Patel fired FBI veteran Steven Palmer, whose unit oversaw the agency’s aircraft fleet.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/02/fbi-fires-top-official-kash-patel-jet-use
2025-11-17 A federal judge dismissed the case against former FBI director James Comey and new York Attorney General Leticia James after finding that the prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/17/lindsey-halligan-indictment-james-comey-00654224
2025-11-19 Sixteen-year veteran of the FBI David Maltinsky was fired for displaying a Pride flag.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-lawsuit-employee-fired-pride-flag/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics/veteran-fbi-employee-sues-fired-pride-flag
2026 February
2026-02-13 Corey Lewandowski and Kristi Noem reportedly tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot after an incident involving a forgotten blanket
https://people.com/coast-guard-pilot-fired-after-kristi-noem-blanket-left-behind-report-11906222
2026 April
2026-04-02 Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, drawing criticism from several Republican senators
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-ousts-army-chief-of-staff-gen-randy-george/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/hegseth-ousts-top-army-general-00856755
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5848160-senate-republicans-doubt-hegseth-leadership/
https://san.com/media-miss/hegseth-losing-republican-senators-support-due-to-leadership-concerns/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJyVJK3aa8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBAlkIrzUh4
2026-04-02 Hegseth fired Army Chief of Chaplains Major General William Green.
https://baptistnews.com/article/for-first-time-ever-army-chief-of-chaplains-fired-by-hegseth/
https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-statement-firing-armys-chief-chaplains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fFnZlG8Zs&list=WL&index=3
2026-04-22 Pete Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John Phelan.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-navy-secretary-john-phelan
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5843990-navy-secretary-phelan-departure/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-navy-secretary-phelan-fired-by-pentagon-source-says-2026-04-22/
2026-04-22 Trump Media fired Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes after stock dropped 67%, and TMTG pivoted to crypto and prediction markets.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/devin-nunes-trump-media-truth-social
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/truth-social-ceo-out-after-1-1-billion-in-losses/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-truth-social-let-users-113215693.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-truth-social-partners-211030247.html
SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/27/trump-social-media-crypto-bitcoin-00370168
UNVERIFIED SOURCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBGP7r_a8k
2026-04-28 Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again over a 2025 social-media post after an earlier case had been dismissed.
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/james-comey-indicted-again-as-doj-probe-deepens-into-ex-fbi-chief
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5803167/james-comey-indictment
PAY WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz4rvlem5o
2026-04-30 Trump withdrew Casey Means’ nomination for Surgeon General and replaced her with a Fox News contributor. Even MAHA leaders opposed the decision.
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-maurene-comey-trump-60eacbf96e251a22627cc9a4e1fb4ee5
https://www.ms.now/news/maurene-comey-doj-lawsuit-trump-judge
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5852868-trump-fired-maurene-comey/
2026-04-30 Trump pulled Casey Means’ nomination for Surgeon General and replaced her with a Fox news contributor.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-surgeon-general-means-saphier-cebadfb452fb577b6cd5254e2e55d86b
SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/casey-means-murkowski-surgeon-general-rfk-maha-00902206
PAY WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5p4pp1407o
2026 May
2026-05-01 MAHA leaders opposed Trump’s Surgeon General nominee switch from Casey Means to Nicole Saphier.
SUB WALL https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/04/surgeon-general-casey-means-nicole-saphier/687021/
SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/02/casey-means-maha-surgeon-general-nicole-saphier-00903761
2026-05-01 Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed legislation preventing Calvin Duncan from taking office as criminal court clerk after Duncan had been exonerated, earned a law degree, and won election to the position.
2026-05-12 FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY20ijch-Vc&list=WL&index=3
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-fda-head-marty-makary-resigning-after-uneven-tenure
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dr-marty-makary-fda-commissioner-rcna344765
2026-05-16 Senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump after January 6, lost his Louisiana primary.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5824533/bill-cassidy-lost-louisiana-primary-letlow-trump
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/politics/takeaways-louisiana-senate-primary-bill-cassidy-donald-trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5876242-cassidy-fails-louisiana-gop-primary-letlow-fleming/
2026-05-16 Representative Thomas Massie, who supported release of the Epstein files, was projected to lose his Kentucky primary.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5880962-massie-trump-kentucky-primary/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/thomas-massie-kentucky-primary-trump-00925410
2026-05-19 After Thomas Massie’s primary defeat, Trump called him the “worst congressman in the history of our country.” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung celebrated the result on social media. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on social media, “Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. Fuck around, find out”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-thomas-massie-primary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-thomas-massie-primary
https://x.com/StevenCheung47/status/2056886701591613762
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-comms-chief-triggers-071454849.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SNPjD1lZHs&list=WL&index=3
SUB WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2vw8j0ddo
2026 June
2026-06-29 SCOTUS decided 6-to-3 to allow Trump authority over firing heads of independent federal agencies. Trump then fired FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/supreme-court-allows-trump-firing-ftc-commissioner/story?id=129203395
2026 July
2026-07-16 Trump fired new US attorney Roger Rogoff in Seattle just hours after he was appointed.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-fires-us-attorney-roger-rogoff-seattle
https://apnews.com/article/seattle-us-attorney-fired-trump-8a032be7b44b9b3d927d17e1ccbd1f4a