Trump says his team is in the process of removing over a thousand Biden appointees by Reuters

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© Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of Donald Trump's second term as president, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his team was removing over a thousand appointees from former President Joe Biden’s administration as the Republican announced four removals on social media, including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former . top general Mark Milley.

Trump said he fired Milley, who was granted a prior pardon by Biden on Monday, from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Andres was removed from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Trump said in a post on Truth Social.