FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

President Donald Trump isn't just attempting to fire or remove government officials who have served under his predecessor. — he's also set his sights on people he himself nominated to their roles.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Trump administration has seen multiple leadership shakeups in recent weeks that increasingly involve Trump's own second-term picks. Lately, this has included former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez, who Trump fired after she refused orders from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fire experienced scientists and adopt unproven theories about vaccines as official policy. Monarez was fired just weeks after she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Trump has also seen a revolving door of multiple Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioners after just seven months in office. Former IRS commissioner Billy Long was reportedly forced out of his role after disputes with administration officials over information-sharing policies regarding undocumented immigrants. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is currently also the acting commissioner of the IRS until Trump names a permanent replacement.

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Bessent's own agency has also seen significant shakeups, according to the Journal. Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender was recently fired as the #2 official at the Treasury Department after Trump viewed him as too close to former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. MAGA influencer Laura Loomer — who has been referred to as Trump's unofficial "loyalty enforcer" — honed in on Faulkender earlier this month.

Additionally, former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Cameron Hamilton — who Trump put in the role not long after his second inauguration — was axed in May. Hamilton reportedly butted heads with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the administration's plans to shut down FEMA, with Hamilton reportedly insisting that the agency should continue to exist. Earlier this week, Hamilton accused his former bosses of holding up disaster aid to Americans.

"No administration has seen more chaos in its leadership ranks than the Trump administration other than Trump one," said Max Stier, who is CEO of the nonprofit organization Partnership for Public Service. "He begins by being right, and if anyone challenges his worldview, they need to go away."

However, Republican strategist Brad Todd defended the rapid personnel changes to the Journal, saying: "The voters pick one person to lead the executive branch and that means that person gets to choose every other person."

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Click here to read the Journal's article in its entirety (subscription required).