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(07-12-2019, 02:19 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Cabinet positions and who occupies them was a relatively pedestrian affair that many people did not pay much attention to in the past.  For that reason, I'm not sure how common it is for people who hold these cabinet positions to resign or be replaced within 1 Presidential term.

Obviously, with the amount of scandal in this administration, it has now become almost nightly news.

Is the amount of turnover in Trump's cabinet a relatively normal amount, historically? If not, is it anywhere close to normal? Or is it unprecedented?

As SSF says, Trump has a "chaotic and mercurial" style that most of see as poor leadership and being very bad at his job.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2018/mar/15/trump-white-house-turnover/

Quote:"The new Fake News narrative is that there is CHAOS in the White House," Trump tweeted. "Wrong! People will always come & go, and I want strong dialogue before making a final decision. I still have some people that I want to change (always seeking perfection). There is no Chaos, only great Energy!"


Whether chaos or great energy, the turnover in Trump’s White House is certainly unprecedented.

By his 365th day as president, 34 percent of Trump’s most senior staffers had quit, switched roles or were forced out, according to a study by the Brookings Institution’s Katie Dunn Tenpas that tracked staffers with the help of a list compiled by National Journal. That statistic has now climbed to 43 percent.

That’s more than double every other administration since 1981, when National Journal began the list.
Dunn Tenpas found that Barack Obama had lost 9 percent of his most senior staffers by the end of his first year and George W. Bush 6 percent. Ronald Reagan set the previous record at 17 percent.

Turnover in each position only counts once, which means that positions like the White House communications director, which has been filled by four people so far only counts once. (Sean Spicer filled the role on two separate occasions.)

We previously looked at the shortest tenures for the most high-profile Trump staffers. We’re now revisiting those numbers and comparing the number of people who filled each position in the three most recent administrations.

The speed of Trump’s hires and fires was surprising but not unprecedented, whereas the number of role changes shatters records.

34% in the first year.  Doubling the record.

43% in the article and that was over a year ago.

He's not very good.