The administration of Donald trump in the first year — the highest percentage of employee turnover in the White house for 40 years, namely 34%.
According to The Wall Street Journal, citing data obtained from the Brookings Institution, which keeps reporting layoffs in previous administrations.
The analysis shows that 21 out of the 61 senior officials trump either resigned or were dismissed or appointed to another position.
The previous record belonged to the administration of President Ronald Reagan, in the first year of the reign of which 17% of high-ranking officials left the White house.
«It’s certainly unprecedented,» says Catherine Dunne-Tempus, which did a report for the Brookings Institution. «In the first year, typically have some personnel mistakes, but not like this. Mainly the errors occur when the government people come without proper experience of public service».
Staff turnover in the administration of Barack Obama was 9%, in the administration of bill Clinton – 11%.
A senior official, who wished to remain anonymous, said the Wall Street Journal that staff turnover does not mean blunders.
«It’s a mistake to understand that you have to fire people? You know, we love to discuss about Palace intrigues, but it is a very delicate policy. We have a really good team,» said the official.
Recall that among the high-profile dismissals and resignations in the administration trump the national security Advisor , Michael Flynn, a spokesman Sean Spicerchief strategist Steve Bannon, Anthony of Scaramucci (which lasted slightly more than a week as Director of public relations for the White house).
Catherine Dunne-Tampas argues that a high level of personnel turnover threatens to destabilize the White house. «Every time they have to hire someone new and spend time training them,» she says. «The same thing is happening with the appointment to other positions».
