He began by dismissing four people: retired Gen. Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; celebrity chef José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition; Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars; and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, from the President’s Export Council.

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.

President Donald Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight on Tuesday.

Former President Donald Trump has announced plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from previous administrations, citing misalignment with his agenda. Among those affected are notable figures such as celebrity chef Jose Andres and former General Mark Milley.

President Donald announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term and retired Gen. Mark Milley, who Trump tapped as Joint Chiefs chairman in 2018.

Trump said Tuesday his administration is in the process of “identifying and removing” more than 1,000 Biden appointees.

"YOU'RE FIRED!", Trump wrote in an early morning post on his Truth Social platform that named Milley, Andres, his former Iran envoy Brian Hook and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who Biden appointed to an export council.

President Donald Trump channeled his reality TV catchphrase to fire a humanitarian chef, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chair and two others in a dramatic first-day move on Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from the administration of former president Joe Biden and that he had fi..