Another high-ranking woman in Donald Trump’s administration is expected to leave her Cabinet role as part of the president’s staffing shakeup following the disastrous midterm election results.
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White House Cabinet secretary Meghan Bauer - a lesser-known official whose influential role acts as the bridge between the president and his Cabinet members - will soon follow Susie Wiles out the door, MSNOW first reported.
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MSNOW → know → door
Bauer’s anticipated departure comes after Trump “has grown increasingly frustrated” with her in recent months, according to the outlet.
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It follows remarks he made over the weekend that he would be making “a few changes” after the bruising midterm elections.
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he → follow → elections
After Bauer departs the White House, she will join a growing list of former high-ranking female Trump officials fired by the president or who left of their own accord.
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who → depart → accord
They include former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, former Attorney General Pam Bondi, former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberley Guilfoyle, and recently ousted press secretary Katie Zacharia.
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A White House official described Bauer as a “valuable part of the team” who would “continue to work in a new role” when reached for comment by The Independent.
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who → describe → Independent
The official did not elaborate on what the role entailed or why Bauer was leaving her current post.
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Bauer → elaborate → post
Wiles hired Bauer for the role in January 2025, according to a profile on her by the conservative nonprofit Independent Women’s Forum.
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“It’s such a privilege to work for the first female chief of staff ever,” Bauer told the nonprofit.
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“She inspired me to get up every day and do my best.”
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She → inspire → best
Her role could reportedly be absorbed by Trump’s new White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, who was elevated to the position last week.
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Trump has fired or pushed out more than half a dozen high-ranking women from his second administration, most of whom have been replaced by men.
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By contrast, his male Cabinet members and agency heads have largely survived scandals and controversies, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel – a point commentators were quick to make online.
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“Trump only fires women,” reacted one X user.
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“Is a single dude going to be fired by him ever?
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Just one?” said another.
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It's quite striking,” someone else posted.
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someone → post → ?
Mike Waltz, the former National Security Adviser, took the fall for Hegseth’s Signalgate scandal, when he inadvertently shared sensitive military information with a journalist in a chat group.
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he → take → group
The Pentagon chief narrowly avoided impeachment after a vote failed Tuesday.
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vote → avoid → impeachment
Patel, meanwhile, was dogged by allegations of excessive drinking at the helm of the FBI, which he has vehemently denied and filed a lawsuit against The Atlantic for publishing the claims.
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The outlet is standing by its reporting.
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Elsewhere, Patel was accused of “misuse” of taxpayer funds for “luxury” expenses, including a fleet of BMW vehicles, while jet-setting on “official” business that includes jet ski trips and helicopter tours.
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An FBI spokesperson said the allegations were “completely false” at the time.
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Men in Trump’s cabinet are “not being held to the same standard” as women, Sarah Matthews, a deputy press secretary in Trump’s first administration, told The Atlantic.
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“I’m not saying Kristi Noem and some of these women don’t deserve to be fired,” Matthews said.
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Matthews → say → women
“But I think some of the men are not being held to the same standard.
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And it’s a pretty glaring disparity of who he’s willing to fire and who he’s not.”
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Noem was fired by Trump after she gave a disastrous performance at a congressional hearing in March.
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she → fire → March
She was grilled by senators, including Republicans, over a $143 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign she featured in, on horseback, with full hair and makeup.
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Noem claimed the president was aware of her expensive ad campaign and had signed off on it.
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Lawmakers also tore into Noem over her response to the killings of U.S. citizens during an immigration surge in Minnesota, where she called American citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good “domestic terrorists” after they were shot dead by federal immigration agents.
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Miller made the same claim but has since been promoted to the second most powerful position in Washington.
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