Democratic donors among inspectors general dismissed by Trump

Published January 29, 2025 7:00am ET



At least six of the inspectors general recently dismissed by President Donald Trump had a history of donating to Democratic political committees, a Washington Examiner analysis has found.

In a move the New York Times described as a “late-night purge,” Trump fired at least 18 of the 73 federal inspectors general, the officials responsible for reporting on waste and abuse at their respective agencies, on Friday. Trump told reporters Saturday night aboard Air Force One that he was not planning to install loyalists to the now vacant inspector general positions, assuring the press that “we’ll put people in there that will be very good.” Many of the officials he dismissed have a history of financially supporting the president’s political opponents.

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