Trump is considering more changes to his Cabinet in the coming weeks

Trump administrationTrump is considering more changes to his Cabinet in the coming weeks Within a month, the president has fired his homeland security secretary and attorney general. A person familiar with his thinking said he's "mulling" more changes. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleTrump fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General02:34Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 3, 2026, 9:03 PM EDTBy Matt Dixon and Peter NicholasIn his first year back in the White House, President Donald Trump avoided using his famous “You’re fired” phrase when it came to members of his Cabinet. But this year is shaping up to have far more changes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In less than a month, Trump removed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi. The shake-up has spurred the possibility that the president’s desire to project stability among his top appointees has passed, and more changes are coming in the near future.“I expect something in terms of the next several weeks, and the president is mulling both changes and reorganizations,” said a person directly familiar with Trump’s thinking, who added that they didn’t know who could be next. Nothing, of course, is certain, and individuals who are in his favor may suddenly find themselves out, and vice versa. It’s a stark departure from Trump’s previous term. Then, several high-level administration officials left during his first year in office, including Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, national security adviser Michael Flynn and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. This time, some top administration officials have faced high-profile scandals or missteps, but Trump opted not to remove them. “For the first year, they wanted to avoid the bad optics — the stuff that comes with high-level staff churn,” said a Trump ally, who, like others i...