Trump shows the cabinet members the door

There is turmoil in President Donald Trump's administration. During the last few months, half of Trump's eight female cabinet members have either left or been fired. The ones who left were Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. All of them were replaced by men. Last week, two women who held significant positions also received departure notices. The White House press secretary Katie Zacharia was dismissed only five days after the start of the firing. She gave her first press conference on Tuesday, which was a fiasco. Two days later, Zacharia, as an attorney, admitted that she had never passed the required examination to practice law. Katie Zacharia, who served as White House Press Secretary for five days, gave a briefing and was soon let go from her position. On Tuesday, Trump asked the Greek ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her post. Guilfoyle has, for example, reportedly engaged in misconduct in her position, according to NBC. She is said to have accepted bribes and asked for money in exchange for the opportunity to get close to U.S. government officials. Guilfoyle is the ex-partner of Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr. Trump has faced political crises during his second term, such as the release of Epstein documents, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's violence against civilians, and the United States' attack on Iran. Some of the departures were related to these events, but also to personal scandals, disagreements on personal matters, and the relationship between cabinet members and the president. It appears that Trump views women more harshly than men. Four women were fired from the cabinet in the spring. Kristi Noem's dismissal from Trump's administration gave the face of Trump's strict immigration policy as Secretary of Homeland Security. When ICE forces killed two protesters in Minneapolis, the general American opinion turned against Trump's immigration policy and ICE's actions. Trump's attitude towards Noem also changed at the same time. The last straw for Noem was her statement to Congress that Trump had approved the awarding of over $200 million in advertising campaigns. In the campaign, it was urged illegally to leave the country voluntarily. Trump has not admitted to accepting the campaign. Noem was the first woman to be fired from the cabinet. Next was Attorney General Pam Bondi. She became the target of public outcry due to the mishandling of Epstein documents. There were other reasons behind this. At least according to NBC and The New York Times (NYT), Trump was frustrated with Bondi because she did not try hard enough to bring charges against the president's political enemies. According to CNN, however, Bondi had warned the president in advance that Trump's name appeared in numerous Epstein documents. Trump did not reward Bondi with loyalty but fired her. Tulsi Gabbard served as Director of National Intelligence in Trump's administration. According to the BBC, Gabbard opposed the attack on Iran because the country was not actively developing nuclear weapons in the intelligence reports. Due to disagreements, Gabbard was excluded from important national security decisions. Gabbard did not receive an official firing but resigned, citing her husband's serious illness. Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned from the role of Secretary of Labor due to the scandal. She was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, creating a toxic work environment, drinking alcohol at work, and misusing ministry funds. Men's abuse seen through the fingers Also, the FBI Director Kash Patel is accused of substance abuse that impairs his ability to work, the use of the police SWAT team to protect his girlfriend, and traveling on government aircraft in his free time. The name of Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick appears on the list of visitors to Jeffrey Epstein's private island. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revealed the United States' secret missile plans targeting Yemen in a video interview with the Signal group, which included The Atlantic journalist. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth criticized sharing military plans in the video interview. All these men have kept their positions. The only high-ranking man in Trump's administration that the president has fired is former U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. Waltz added The Atlantic journalist to the Signal group, from which attack plans were developed. However, Trump treated Waltz more gently and arranged for him to take the new position as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Do you have anything for Yle? Contact the reporter confidentially at miika.koskela@yle.fi. I read all contacts, but I cannot guarantee a personal response to everyone.