Washington, April 21.- U.S. President Donald Trump has made three changes to his cabinet in the last two months, the most recent being that of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who until now served as Secretary of the Department of Labor.
Forecasts of Chavez-DeRemer's imminent departure were fulfilled this Monday following the announcement that she will leave office amid an internal investigation into possible inappropriate conduct.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said in a statement that “Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will leave the Administration to take a position in the private sector.”
According to Cheung, the official “has done a phenomenal job,” although local media had been speculating for weeks about the end of her term in this second Trump administration. Keith Sonderling has been appointed as interim replacement.
Chavez-DeRemer's brief tenure was marked by turbulence, as she was the subject of an internal investigation following complaints within the Department of Labor regarding incidents that would link her to inappropriate conduct.
Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in as Secretary of Labor in March 2025. At that time, the long-forgotten Department of Government Efficiency was wielding the chainsaw, attempting to cut federal funding and the workforce.
This is the third administration member to have a fleeting tenure in the position. On April 2, Pam Bondi, the Attorney General and Secretary of Justice, fell.
The removal occurred nearly a month after the president disposed of another unconditional ally: Kristi Noem, his Secretary of Homeland Security.
Noem was the first member of the Trump Government in this second period in the White House to be dismissed, following heavy criticism for her responsibility in implementing the Republican president's aggressive anti-immigration policies.
Another person rumored to be a future candidate to leave office is FBI Director Kash Patel, whose management has been marked by controversies and legal lawsuits; nevertheless, he still has Trump's public support and continues to say, for the time being, that he is "doing a very good job."
Precisely, Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine and its journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick following a publication on Friday alleging that he has an alcohol problem that would pose a threat to national security.
The magazine's report, widely discussed by the local press, was initially headlined "Kash Patel's erratic behavior could cost him his job."
The material was based on various anonymous sources expressing concern over Patel's "evident intoxication and inexplicable absences," which "alarmed officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice."
