Trump swaps half his female cabinet for men amid wide male misconduct

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 18, 2026 · 5m

What happened

AlterNet, citing the Guardian, reports that four of the Trump administration’s eight female cabinet officials left or were removed within several months, and that men replaced all four. They were Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Trump separately denied that he was considering replacing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

The reported departures followed distinct events. Noem was fired on March 5 amid uproar over immigration operations that killed two…