Political appointments made under the Trump administration have reached unprecedented levels, while at the same time those appointees are leaving in record numbers, and often after short tenures.
Nearly 1,000 political appointees who don’t require Senate confirmation left their posts within the first 18 months of the administration, new research from the Partnership for Public Service shows. That represents about 25% of all non-Senate-confirmed appointees during President Donald Trump’s second term so far.
Close to half of political appointees who have already separated from government served less than one year, and about a quarter served for under six months, creating
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