Trump Fires Keisha Lance Bottoms From Presidential Council. She points out that she has already quit.

Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, told the new president he was “a day late and a dollar short.”

The first 24 hours of President Donald Trumphis second term has come with a flurry of executive actions, including orders “reinstating” the death penalty and overturning President Joe Biden’s executive order promoting racial equality throughout the federal government.

Just after midnight, following a series of introductory events Monday night, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to announce staff changes to several presidential councils. “YOU ARE FIRED,” wrote the former host of “The Apprentice.”

Former mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms were among the first names Trump announced as being dismissed from their posts. Bottoms was appointed by President Biden to serve on the President’s Export Council, a national advisory committee on international trade.

While it is not surprising that Trump focused on Bottoms, a former senior adviser in the Biden White House, the president-elect’s move to fire the political appointee was too late as Bottoms had already left the post. On Tuesday, Bottoms took to Instagram to share a letter of her resignation she sent to President Biden on January 4.

“In anticipation of the transition to the administration, effective January 20, 2025, I am stepping down as a member of the President’s Export Council. Thank you for the opportunity to serve,” Bottoms wrote to Biden.

After Trump’s after-hours Truth Social post, Bottoms criticized President Trump for being “a day late and a dollar short.” She added: “You can’t fire someone who has already quit.”

“Of all the things going on in the world, I’m not sure why I think of Donald Trump at 1:30 a.m. after his inauguration, but I count it as a badge of honor,” Bottoms said. She continued: “I hope his attention to detail will be much more keen when it comes to world affairs. There are real issues that need attention across the globe.”

Mark Milley, an Army general who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under both Presidents Trump and Biden, was also “fired” by Trump in his post late in the evening. Milley, who clashed with Trump in his first term, was appointed by Biden to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Trump also announced the termination of Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars and Jose Andres from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.

Although Trump, as president, has the authority and discretion to appoint and dismiss as he pleases, Bottoms noted that there are far more important matters the 47th commander in chief should focus on.

“Regardless of how you voted, I think we can all agree that it’s not the best use of time to target me along with a man who feeds displaced people in Los Angeles and a decorated military general in the early hours of the morning via social media. The president of the United States,” she said.

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