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The fact that they are sellouts to one of the two major parties should be enough cause NOT to elect them. Sanders was an independent. He sold out to run as a Democrat and his "socialist" label will prevent him from getting enough moderate voters to win.

Warren would do much better than the current clowns in place if she were in a strong business oversight position.

Jailing pharmaceutical executives for pricing is downright stupid and definitely anti-Americans. What they're doing is morally and ethically wrong but it is not illegal.

I totally agree with overturning the Citizens United decision but that's something third parties feel stronger about than the Democrats and moderate Republicans.

Quite frankly, telco, with the exception of electing Sanders as POTUS everything you list is much more likely to happen with a decent, moderate third party ticket at the top than either of these parties.

Both major parties have proven they should NOT be in control of the White House and both houses of Congress through their actions when they've had control of all three.


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Trump embraced transparency with the anti-FBI memo. But here are nine things he won't disclose

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/01/trump-k ... -memo.html

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Trump crashing the markets

Dow drops 550 points and is on track for worst week since 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business ... nal&wpmk=1

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Having trouble keeping up with the Trump timeline?

http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-timeline/

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telcoman wrote:
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Trump crashing the markets

Dow drops 550 points and is on track for worst week since 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business ... nal&wpmk=1

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Typical Obama supporter relying on the stock market's performance as the chief metric by which to measure the economy. Is it time to panic, or learn how the stock market works?
The sell-off is a blip

Since 1900, the U.S. has seen 125 corrections of 10% or more, which is about one a year. Yet the market always goes on — and eventually up. Since 1980, the stock market has had positive annual returns in 28 of the last 37 years.

"It’s really not much of a sell-off," says Stephen Janachowski, CEO of Brouwer and Janachowski, a wealth management firm based in Mill Valley, Calif. "A 3% to 5% decline doesn’t scream 'buy' or 'sell.' "

Investors who are already invested should take a deep breath and sit on their hands, he says. Those who were looking for an entry point can gradually buy into the market if it falls further.
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model forecasts 5.4% gross domestic product-growth in the first quarter. GDPNow’s track record at predicting GDP growth has been pretty good. GDP growth was below-average during Obama's presidency

Household wealth jumped by $1.7 trillion to a record $96.2 trillion, according to the White House, and almost 1.4 million Americans dropped off the food stamp rolls since January, when Trump took office.

The unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent for November, the lowest since President Bill Clinton 17 years ago.

Unemployment claims fell to their lowest level in 44 years, according to the White House, and 12 states—Hawaii, California, Idaho, Texas, Alabama, Maine, Mississippi, Tennessee, Washington, Colorado, North Dakota, and Oregon—reached record low unemployment rates.

Here's a list of some of the companies that have paid out bonuses or upped pay since President Trump signed the tax reform bill into law on Dec. 22:
AT&T
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Bank of America
BB&T
Comcast
Fifth Third Bank
JetBlue
Nationwide
PNC Financial
Sinclair Broadcast
Southwest Airlines
Travelers
U.S. Bancorp
Walmart

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^^^^^^^
You neglected to mention huge Increased take home pay.

Paul Ryan Deletes Tweet Lauding a $1.50 Benefit From the New Tax Law

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/us/p ... ottom-well

"WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan faced a backlash on Saturday after he pointed to a secretary’s $1.50 weekly increase in take-home pay as a sign of the Republican tax plan’s success.

“A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week ... she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year,” Mr. Ryan posted on Twitter, sharing an Associated Press report about paycheck increases under the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul."

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The Trump Infrastructure Plan

Two killed in crash involving Amtrak train, freight train

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/04/us/amtra ... index.html

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^^^^^^^
You neglected to mention huge Increased take home pay.

Paul Ryan Deletes Tweet Lauding a $1.50 Benefit From the New Tax Law

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/us/p ... ottom-well

"WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan faced a backlash on Saturday after he pointed to a secretary’s $1.50 weekly increase in take-home pay as a sign of the Republican tax plan’s success.

“A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week ... she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year,” Mr. Ryan posted on Twitter, sharing an Associated Press report about paycheck increases under the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul."

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Do you really want a tit-for-tat discussion about stupid things politicians say, 'cause I'm pretty sure the Democrats have put their foot in their collective mouths as much if not more so than the Republicans. Do you not know that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) equated the passage of the GOP tax bill with "the end of the world," and economic "Armageddon?" Bernie Marcus, a co-founder of Home Depot, slammed Democrats who have criticized the Republican-led tax plan, telling the politicians to "use your stupid brains" on Fox News on Saturday.

Here's what economic Armageddon looks like:

The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Has Already Spurred An Increase In Domestic Investment
  • As A Result Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act, AT&T Will Invest An Additional $1 Billion Into The United States In 2018 Alone.
  • Boeing, Reacting To The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act, Announced A $300 Million Investment Including "$100 Million In Employee Training And Education And $100 Million As Part Of Its 'Workforce Of The Future' Initiative."
  • After The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Passed, Comcast Announced It Would Invest $50 Billion Into Its U.S. Infrastructure In The Next 5 Years.
#Fightfor15 has long been a priority for Democrats, and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has incentivized at least 3 major companies to raise their minimum wage to $15.
  • Wells Fargo Will Increase Its Minimum Hourly Pay To $15 An Hour As A Result Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act.
  • PNC Financial Services Will Increase Their Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour By The End Of 2018.
And therein lies the difference between the two parties. The Democrats enact legislation to force companies to raise wages, putting some companies out of business in the process. The Republicans reduce the tax burden so businesses can not only afford to pay employees more, but reinvest the money which will boost the economy.

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Thanks Trump for the increase.

The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... li=BBnbcA1

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Thanks Trump for the increase.

The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... li=BBnbcA1

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Or the equivalent of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 2015 budget, which by 2017 had ballooned to $1.150 trillion. We could avoid borrowing that money by eliminating HHS.

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And therein lies the difference between the two parties. The Democrats enact legislation to force companies to raise wages, putting some companies out of business in the process. The Republicans reduce the tax burden so businesses can not only afford to pay employees more, but reinvest the money which will boost the economy.
Payday Rules Relax on Trump’s Watch After Lobbying by Lenders

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/p ... v=top-news

Yes there is a vast difference between Republicans and Democrats

"Two weeks ago, Mr. Mulvaney put the brakes on a contentious rule, ushered in by Mr. Cordray, that was set to impose tight restrictions on short-term payday loans. He ended a case that the bureau initiated last year against a group of payday lenders in Kansas accused of charging interest rates of nearly 1,000 percent. Last week, Mr. Mulvaney scrapped an investigation into the marketing and lending practices of World Acceptance Corporation, a lender based in South Carolina that donated $4,500 to Mr. Mulvaney’s previous congressional campaigns through its political action committee."

The Republicans give the richest Americans tens of millions in tax cuts and the school teachers see a $1.50 a week raise.
Pity those living paycheck to paycheck having to borrow $500.00 from a payday lender for a car repair to get to work and wind up paying 1000% interest on that loan.

Great job Trump

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Typical Obama supporter relying on the stock market's performance as the chief metric by which to measure the economy. Is it time to panic, or learn how the stock market works?
Janet Yellen and Hillary must be having a good laugh today over the stupidity of Trump who has been bragging over the stock market.

Dow's nearly 1,600 point plunge marks its biggest one-day point drop ever

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/05/dows-ne ... -ever.html

Tax cuts, increasing the national debt, increasing interest rates, crashing trains weekly, mass shootings

Great job Trump

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Republicans only complain about the national debt when they are not in control

Trump's biggest victory — tax cuts — could lead to the demise of his beloved bull market

"The Republican tax overhaul, which the self-proclaimed "king of debt" Trump signed into law in December, lowered the corporate tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the tax bill will increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next decade and by $136 billion in fiscal 2018."


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Why are Dems and Leftists salivating over a stock market downturn? You do realize this doesn't hurt Trump, it hurts the American people.
The Federal Reserve May Secretly Want to Sink the Record-Breaking Stock Market

Despite its independence, the Federal Reserve may quietly want a bear market that takes down a president that loves tweeting about the stock market.

Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, told TheStreet the "[Janet] Yellen put" in the markets could expire under President Trump. "I don't know if the Fed has much love for Trump," he said, adding that the Fed had the markets' back during the Obama Administration.

"Maybe the Fed would be happy to see a bear market that could be blamed on Trump." Schiff thinks the markets could easily correct 20%.

One black swan event Schiff sees is the notion of investors abandoning the euphoria over Trump's presidency, which helped fuel the stock market rally this year.
"We've had a huge move up since the election of Trump even though prior to the election the expectation was if Trump won it [would be a disaster for markets]," he said.

When asked if the two straight quarters of double-digit earnings growth has sparked the rally in stocks this year, as opposed to solely Trump, Schiff pointed to earnings headwinds in the retail sector.

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Actually, it hurts both and not something you revel in. Similar to people talking about the fires in Cali killing and destroying lives and the hurricane in Texas killing and destroying lives.

The politics in this country make you forget how to be human.

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Actually, it hurts both and not something you revel in. Similar to people talking about the fires in Cali killing and destroying lives and the hurricane in Texas killing and destroying lives.

The politics in this country make you forget how to be human.
A clusterfvck in the white house

Powerful White House staffer Rob Porter resigns — here are all the casualties of the Trump administration so far

http://www.businessinsider.com/who-has- ... ynn-2017-7

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More proof he hires only the best.

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telcoman wrote:
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Actually, it hurts both and not something you revel in. Similar to people talking about the fires in Cali killing and destroying lives and the hurricane in Texas killing and destroying lives.

The politics in this country make you forget how to be human.
A clusterfvck in the white house

Powerful White House staffer Rob Porter resigns — here are all the casualties of the Trump administration so far

http://www.businessinsider.com/who-has- ... ynn-2017-7

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It's not just in the White House, but everywhere. You have the government about to shutdown again for the second time in one month because people can't find common grounds.

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Another departure!

Trump is toxic.

No. 3 Official at the Justice Department Is Stepping Down

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/u...e=sectionfront

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He's definitely draining the swamp. The problem is he's refilling it with raw sewage.

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Another day, another one bites the dust. Today it was a speechwriter.

http://ktla.com/2018/02/09/second-white ... legations/

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Raw sewage indeed. Gotta wonder about Trump's hiring criteria . Seems like if you say you love President Comb-over, they'll ignore pretty much everything else including FBI red flags.

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Here is a guide to the ethics scandals of President Donald Trump's Cabinet members

Most of the officials who have faced scrutiny had been the target of complaints about their travel practices.
Tom Price, who had served as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, resigned in September after exposure of his practice of taking pricey charter jets instead of flying on commercial planes.
The most recent scandal, involving Veterans Affairs chief David Shulkin, centered on the official's acceptance of tickets to the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

Increasing the national debt and screwing the taxpayers

Thanks Trump

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/15/trump-c ... ndals.html

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Another one bites the dust!

Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/u...gtype=Homepage

A very toxic White House

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History may end up repeating itself

I’m a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.8acb1050e3f7

"“There are two ideas of government,” William Jennings Bryan declared in his 1896 “Cross of Gold” speech. “There are those who believe that if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous their prosperity will leak through on those below. The Democratic idea, however, has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them.”

That was more than three decades before the collapse of the economy in 1929. The crash followed a decade of Republican control of the federal government during which trickle-down policies, including massive tax cuts for the rich, produced the greatest concentration of income in the accounts of the richest 0.01 percent at any time between World War I and 2007 (when trickle-down economics, tax cuts for the hyper-rich, and deregulation again resulted in another economic collapse).

Yet the plain fact that the trickle-down approach has never worked leaves Republicans unfazed. The GOP has been singing from the Market-is-God hymnal for well over a century, telling us that deregulation, tax cuts for the rich, and the concentration of ever more wealth in the bloated accounts of the richest people will result in prosperity for the rest of us. The party is now trying to pass a scam that throws a few crumbs to the middle class (temporarily — millions of middle-class Americans will soon see a tax hike if the bill is enacted) while heaping benefits on the super-rich, multiplying the national debt and endangering the American economy."
"As a historian of the Great Depression, I can say: I’ve seen this show before.

In 1926, Calvin Coolidge’s treasury secretary, Andrew Mellon, one of the world’s richest men, pushed through a massive tax cut that would substantially contribute to the causes of the Great Depression. Republican Sen. George Norris of Nebraska said that Mellon himself would reap from the tax bill “a larger personal reduction [in taxes] than the aggregate of practically all the taxpayers in the state of Nebraska.” The same is true now of Donald Trump, the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson and other fabulously rich people."
"During the 1920s, Republicans almost literally worshiped business. “The business of America,” Coolidge proclaimed, “is business.” Coolidge also remarked that, “The man who builds a factory builds a temple,” and “the man who works there worships there.” That faith in the Market as God has been the Republican religion ever since. A few months after he became president in 1981, Ronald Reagan praised Coolidge for cutting “taxes four times” and said “we had probably the greatest growth in prosperity that we’ve ever known.” Reagan said nothing about what happened to “Coolidge Prosperity” a few months after he left office.

In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt called for “bold, persistent experimentation” and said: “It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” The contrasting position of Republicans then and now is: Take the method and try it. If it fails, deny its failure and try it again. And again. And again.

When Bill Clinton proposed a modest increase in the top marginal tax rate in his 1993 budget, every Republican voted against it. Trickle-down economists proclaimed that it would lead to economic disaster. But the tax increase on the wealthy was followed by one of the greatest periods of prosperity in American history and resulted in a budget surplus. When the Republicans came back into power in 2001, the administration of George W. Bush pushed the opposite policies, which had invariably produced calamity in the past. Predictably, that happened again in 2008."
"ust how disastrous would the proposed reincarnation of the failed Republican trickle-down policies of the past be for the American people and the future of the nation? A few ways:

Repealing the estate tax, or, as Republicans have dubbed it, the “death tax.” But the estate tax is not a tax on the dead; it is a tax on their heirs. Repeal would reverse an important aspect of the American Revolution and establish an American hereditary aristocracy. If your estate is not above $11 million, your benefits from this portion of the GOP’s tax cut will be a nice round number: zero.
Eliminating deductions for state and local taxes. The GOP has called these deductions favoritism for people who live in high-tax states. In fact, ending deductibility of state and local taxes would tax income that has already been taxed away from a taxpayer. It is, quite simply, double taxation.
Repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax, which assures that wealthy people who hire accountants to find all the obscure ways to avoid taxes cannot escape taxation altogether. Repealing it would save Trump millions.
Extending the “pass-through” provision to noncorporate businesses, including some 500 entities Trump owns. It would allow the owners of these businesses to pay taxes at 25 percent, instead of 39.9 percent. This provision would allow Wall Street fund managers, among other very wealthy people, to pay a lower tax rate than many middle-class Americans pay.
Ending the deductibility of large medical expenses.
Taxing waived tuition for college students, ending deductibility for student loan payments, and even disallowing teachers from deducting what they spend on school supplies for their students.
Ending the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, which would cause 13 million Americans to lose health insurance and result in much higher premiums for those who do get insurance through the exchanges. The Congressional Budget Office has indicated that, if enacted, the Republican tax bill may force deep cuts in Medicare through a generally unknown budget rule that its deficits would trigger."
"The analysis of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that people making less than $100,000 a year (approximately 80 percent of American households) will have their taxes increased while the millionaires and billionaires will make off like bandits.

In the 1920s, Republicans were in full control of the federal government and used that power to pursue their objective to “make the well-to-do prosperous.” It didn’t “leak through on those below.” In that decade, the mass-production American economy became dependent on mass consumption. For it to work, the masses need a sufficient share of the national income to be able to consume what is being produced.

Republican policies in the ’20s instead pushed to concentrate more of the income at the top. Nine decades later, Republicans are rushing to do it again — and they are sprinting toward an economic cliff. Another round of Government of the People, by the Republicans, for the super-rich will be catastrophic. The American people must call a halt before it’s too late.'

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Another one bites the dust!

Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/u...gtype=Homepage

A very toxic White House

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Another one!

Gary Cohn Says He Will Resign as Trump’s Top Economic Adviser

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/us/p ... v=top-news

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telco - We get it. You are a troll and a shill for the Democratic Party who is incapable of original thought or discussion. How does it feel to be exactly the same as a Trumpie?

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telco - We get it. You are a troll and a shill for the Democratic Party who is incapable of original thought or discussion. How does it feel to be exactly the same as a Trumpie?
No you don't get it and probably never will?

You support the clusterfvck in our government and refuse to admit it.

Another one bites the dust!

Tillerson called Trump a fvcking moron and was spot on!

https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/04/politics ... index.html

Trump ousts Tillerson, will replace him as secretary of state with CIA chief Pompeo

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... 6567a19fba

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When the boss is a moron and an a$$hole turnover tends to be high.
It is getting hard to remember the names of so many leaving Trump

Here are all the casualties of the Trump administration so far
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had replaced his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, adding to a series of high-profile exits from the White House in recent weeks.
Last week, Trump's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, stepped down from his post. Other recent resignations have included White House communications director Hope Hicks and White House staff secretary Rob Porter.
The administration has been rocked by a series of high-profile departures - including Sean Spicer as press secretary and James Comey as FBI director - since Trump took office in January 2017.
Here are the top-level people who've either been fired or resigned from the administration and why they left:
Rex Tillerson
President Donald Trump has asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to leave his post, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace him. The CIA's deputy director, Gina Haspel, will succeed Pompeo, becoming the first woman to lead the agency.
Trump reportedly asked Tillerson to step down on Friday.
Gary Cohn
Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council and President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, said on March 6 that he would resign.
Cohn had tangled with the president and Peter Navarro, the director of the White House National Trade Council, over tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel.
Cohn was unable to convince the president to forgo the tariffs. According to The New York Times, which first reported the news, White House officials said there was no single factor behind Cohn's resignation.
"Gary has been my chief economic adviser and did a superb job in driving our agenda, helping to deliver historic tax cuts and reforms and unleashing the American economy once again," Mr. Trump said in a statement to The New York Times. "He is a rare talent, and I thank him for his dedicated service to the American people."
Hope Hicks
White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest confidants who's been with him "since the beginning", announced on February 28 she was resigning.
The resignation came just a day after she testified before the House Intelligence Committee, where she reportedly said that she told white lies for the president, but never lied about anything consequential related to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
"There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to President Trump," Hicks said in a statement. "I wish the President and his administration the very best as he continues to lead our country."
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who first broke the news, reported that it was not clear when her last day in the White House will be, but that it's expected to be in the coming weeks. Hicks told she did not know what her next job will be.
"Hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years," Trump said in a statement. "She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person. I will miss having her by my side but when she approached me about pursuing other opportunities, I totally understood."
Rob Porter
Rob Porter, a powerful White House staffer whose profile has increased in recent months, resigned February 7 after two of his ex-wives accused him of physical and emotional abuse.
Porter denied the allegations in a statement, and said he will "ensure a smooth transition" when he leaves the White House.
The White House did not give a specific date for Porter's departure.
Here's his full statement:
"These outrageous allegations are simply false. I took the photos given to the media nearly 15 years ago and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described. I have been transparent and truthful about these vile claims, but I will not further engage publicly with a coordinated smear campaign. My commitment to public service speaks for itself. I have always put duty to country first and treated others with respect. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served in the Trump Administration and will seek to ensure a smooth transition when I leave the White House."
Brenda Fitzgerald
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigned on January 31 after Politico reported that Fitzgerald purchased stock in Japan Tobacco while serving as CDC director.
Fitzgerald had also bought shares of the pharmaceutical companies Merck and Bayer and of the health insurer Humana.
The purchase of the tobacco shares especially raised concerns, because one of the CDC's goals is to prevent and reduce smoking.
Andrew McCabe
FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe was forced to step down on January 30, after FBI Director Christopher Wray raised concerns about an upcoming Justice Department inspector general report examining McCabe's and other senior officials' actions during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump had been increasingly vocal about his criticism of McCabe before his ouster.
McCabe served as the acting FBI director for a period of time in 2017 after Trump fired James Comey from the position. He began his career at the FBI in 1996.
Omarosa Manigault
Omarosa Manigault, the director of communications for the White House's Office of Public Liaison, had her official last day on January 20.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced December 13 that Manigault was leaving to "pursue other opportunities."
Trump fired Manigault twice on her two seasons appearing on his television show, "The Apprentice."
Tom Price
The secretary of health and human services had elicited bipartisan condemnation over the cost of his air travel.
Tom Price had cost taxpayers more than $1 million between his use of private planes for domestic travel and military jets for recent trips to Africa, Europe, and Asia, Politico reported.
He resigned September 29.
Sebastian Gorka
A White House official confirmed Gorka's departure from the Trump administration on August 25.
The former Breitbart News staffer and ally of chief strategist Steve Bannon served as a deputy assistant to President Donald Trump.
In his departing letter, first published on a pro-Trump website, Gorka told Trump he could better serve the president's "America First" agenda from the outside.
Gorka was aligned with a once prominent nationalist arm of the Trump administration, occupied most prominently by Bannon and Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser.
Bannon's departure a week earlier was seen as a significant blow to other nationalist, far-right figures in the White House, and Gorka implied as much in his letter, saying it was clear to him that "forces that do not support the MAGA promise are - for now - ascendant within the White House."
Steve Bannon
White House officials confirmed that Trump had dismissed Bannon, his chief strategist, on August 18 after reports of clashes between Bannon and other members of the White House reached a fever pitch in recent days.
Bannon, who was instrumental in focusing the message of Trump's 2016 campaign, was considered the main conduit between Trump and his base of far-right voters. Bannon submitted his resignation to Trump earlier in August, The New York Times reports.
Matt Drudge, the conservative blogger, said Bannon might return to his former job as executive chairman of Breitbart News.
Anthony Scaramucci
Scaramucci was hired as the White House communications director and then dismissed in less than two weeks. The decision came at the urging of John Kelly, the new White House chief of staff, according to a Times report.
Scaramucci most notably made headlines for his interview with The New Yorker in which he unleashed an expletive-filled tirade against members of the Trump administration.
Reince Priebus
Priebus resigned as White House chief of staff six months into his tenure after a public feud with Scaramucci.
Trump announced in a tweet on June 28 that Kelly, the secretary of homeland security at the time, would take over for Priebus. Priebus resigned less than a week after Sean Spicer, the former press secretary, who was considered a Priebus ally in the White House.
Sean Spicer
Spicer, the embattled White House press secretary, resigned on July 21 after telling Trump he vehemently disagreed with the selection of Scaramucci as White House communications director.
Spicer's tenure was marred by controversy and a sometimes awkward relationship with the president. Spicer said at the time that he would stay in his role until August.
Michael Dubke
Dubke resigned as the White House communications director in May. Dubke was replaced by Scaramucci, the founder of a hedge fund and a top Trump donor.
Walter Shaub
Shaub resigned as the director of the Office of Government Ethics in July after clashing with the White House over Trump's complicated financial holdings.
Shaub called the Trump administration a "laughingstock" after his resignation, and he advocated strengthening the US's ethical and financial disclosure rules, according to The Times.
James Comey
Trump fired Comey as FBI director in May.
At the time of his firing, Comey was handling the bureau's investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to meddle in the 2016 election, creating a firestorm of controversy for the Trump administration.
Comey was the second FBI director to be fired by a president - Bill Clinton fired William Sessions in 1993.
Michael Flynn
Flynn resigned in February after serving as national security adviser for less than a month.
Flynn had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about what he and Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the US, talked about in phone conversations during the transition - according to reports, they had discussed the Obama administration's sanctions against Russia.
Sally Yates
Trump fired Yates, an appointee of President Barack Obama, as acting attorney general within his first 10 days in office. Yates had refused to uphold Trump's executive order on immigration and denounced it as unlawful.
Yates was also instrumental in the events that led to Flynn's ouster, as she had informed Trump days after his inauguration that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail.
Preet Bharara
Trump fired Bharara as the US attorney for the Southern District of Manhattan in March after he refused to submit his resignation to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Bharara was fired along with several other Obama-era US attorneys, though Trump had initially asked Bharara during the transition to remain in his position.
Katie Walsh
Walsh, the former deputy chief of staff and close ally of Priebus, left the White House after nine weeks to run America First Policies, a pro-Trump group outside the government.

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