# The Scapegals

> Trump has fired or pushed out at least half a dozen top women from his administration, replacing most with men.
- Title: The Scapegals · The Atlantic | Shortify
- Summary: Trump has fired or pushed out at least half a dozen top women from his administration, replacing most with men.
- Keywords: donald trump, white house, susie wiles, pam bondi, lori chavez-deremer, tulsi gabbard, kristi noem, katie zacharia, kimberly guilfoyle, stephen miller, women in government, administration departures
- Source: The Atlantic — https://theatlantic.com/politics/2026/11/trump-administration-women-departures/689359
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: donald trump, white house, susie wiles, pam bondi, lori chavez-deremer, tulsi gabbard, kristi noem, katie zacharia, kimberly guilfoyle, stephen miller, women in government, administration departures
## Wiles was untouchable
Susie Wiles had been with President Trump since his first bid for the White House and stayed after January 6 attacks when others left.
## Chief of staff for two years
Wiles served as Trump's chief of staff for the past two years, providing a stabilizing force in an administration that sorely needed one.
## Dismissed after midterm losses
Trump jettisoned Wiles last week after Republicans' devastating midterm losses, with Stephen Miller elevated to chief of staff last Friday.
## Gender pattern emerges
Wiles likely had one thing working against her: that second X chromosome. Trump has shown a remarkable willingness to discard female senior officials.

> that second X chromosome
## At least half a dozen women
Including Wiles, Trump has fired or pushed out at least half a dozen top women this term, a pattern distinct from his first administration.
## Attorney General Pam Bondi
Attorney General Pam Bondi was among the top women Trump fired or pushed out during this term of his administration.
## Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer was among the top women Trump fired or pushed out during this term of his administration.
## Intelligence and security departures
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were also fired or pushed out by Trump this term.
## Press secretaries Katie Zacharia
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia announced Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's departure from the podium, then was dismissed three days later.
## Others departed on their own
Karoline Leavitt, who preceded Zacharia as press secretary, and Harmeet Dhillon, who ran the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department, left on their own terms.
## Replaced by men
Most of the senior women who were forced out have since been replaced by men, establishing a clear pattern in Trump's personnel decisions.
## Key takeaway

President Trump has dismissed multiple senior female officials this term while replacing them predominantly with men, a pattern that distinguishes his approach to women in power.