Another female Trump Cabinet staffer booted after midterms thrashing

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White House Cabinet secretary Meghan Bauer is expected to follow Susie Wiles out the door

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Another high-ranking woman in Donald Trump’s administration is expected to leave her Cabinet role as part of the president’s staffing shakeup following the disastrous midterm election results.

White House Cabinet secretary Meghan Bauer - a lesser-known official whose influential role acts as the bridge between the president and his Cabinet members - will soon follow Susie Wiles out the door, MSNOW first reported.

Bauer’s anticipated departure comes after Trump “has grown increasingly frustrated” with her in recent months, according to the outlet. It follows remarks he made over the weekend that he would be making “a few changes” after the bruising midterm elections.

After Bauer departs the White House, she will join a growing list of former high-ranking female Trump officials fired by the president or who left of their own accord. They include former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, former Attorney General Pam Bondi, former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberley Guilfoyle, and recently ousted press secretary Katie Zacharia.

A White House official described Bauer as a “valuable part of the team” who would “continue to work in a new role” when reached for comment by The Independent. The official did not elaborate on what the role entailed or why Bauer was leaving her current post.

Wiles hired Bauer for the role in January 2025, according to a profile on her by the conservative nonprofit Independent Women’s Forum. “It’s such a privilege to work for the first female chief of staff ever,” Bauer told the nonprofit. “She inspired me to get up every day and do my best.”

Her role could reportedly be absorbed by Trump’s new White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, who was elevated to the position last week.

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