Management staff in Federal agencies is quitting to avoid enforcing Trump policies

The Trump Administration has conducted an intense campaign to reshape all Federal institutions to the liking of the President, but the actions have destabilized many institutions.

The new Administration has also pressed on to fulfill campaign pledges through unorthodox methods. In some cases, it has crashed against the law. In others, against unwilling officials.

In just a month, the Trump Administration has already witnessed several medium and high-ranking officials quit in opposition to White House-mandated policies or firings.

The Department of Justice is the clearest example. President Trump started his government reshaping in the DOJ, but it is also where he has met more resistance.

In mid-February, half a dozen Manhattan prosecutors resigned after the new head of the Justice Department asked them to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

Then, President Trump said he would stop prosecuting acts of corruption by American individuals in other countries, a decision that enraged justice officials.

A few days later, a top DC prosecutor resigned after refusing to order a fund freeze and investigation of EPA contracts during the last Administration. She felt the evidence was insufficient.

The same happened at the Department of Energy after the DOGE fired hundreds of National Nuclear Security Administration who had vital tasks managing the country’s nuclear arsenal.

According to CNN, the NNSA firing showed how DOGE works with broad strokes to choose which officials to fire. The NNSA scrambled to rehire the employees.

The broadcaster said the political appointees at the DOE pressured HR officials to cite performance issues as justifications for the massive layoffs, which was inaccurate. Two officials resigned.

Indiscriminate massive layoffs were also the reason behind the resignation of the FDA’s Food Safety Chief. According to the NY Times, he also signaled the attacks of RFK Jr. to the institution.

In a candid letter to the FDA’s head, he said his work would be impossible due to the loss of critical employees, saying 89 chemists had been fired through a weekend.

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