Gone too soon...

Here are some senior members of Trump’s government who have departed since the Republican leader took office on January 20, 2017:

National Security Advisor — Michael Flynn

Flynn, a retired lieutenant general, entered the White House with a cloud over him — he had been fired by Barack Obama as defence intelligence chief.

Flynn was also being investigated for his contacts with Russians and eventually pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Flynn lasted only 22 days.

Chief of Staff Reince Priebus

Priebus, who was never a member of Trump’s inner circle, couldn’t manage the tweeting president himself, and the West Wing sank into chaos.

Priebus made his exit on July 31, to be replaced by retired Marine Corps general Kelly.

Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

The architect of Trump’s nationalist-populist campaign and his election victory, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was nicknamed the Prince of Darkness and the Shadow President.

After Kelly arrived, Bannon’s constant clashes with other advisers became untenable, as did his ties to the extreme right, which drew accusations that Trump fostered racists. Bannon left on August 18.

Top Economic Advisor Gary Cohn

Gary Cohn, a former president of investment bank Goldman Sachs, resigned as Trump’s top economic adviser on March 6, 2018 in protest against the president’s decision to levy new global trade tariffs. A longtime Democrat, Cohn had always been an uneasy fit in an administration propelled to power by strident nationalism.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Rex Tillerson was fired by Trump on March 13, ending a rocky tenure as the nation’s top diplomat for the former chief executive of Exxon. Tillerson was frequently at odds with the mercurial president and Trump said while the pair got along “quite well,” they “disagreed on things” — notably the Iran nuclear deal. During his brief stay at Foggy Bottom, Tillerson often found himself out of the loop and caught unawares by policy shifts announced in Trump tweets.