Do it, President Trump. Remove Lutnick.

Editor's note: Reports from outlets like The Guardian and The Independent make one thing clear: Donald Trump is losing patience with Howard Lutnick (Lutnick's connections to the city of London) and for good reason. Lutnick has become a political liability, dogged by controversy, weighed down by internal criticism, and tied to uneven trade messaging that has frustrated both allies and insiders. Why? Because Lutnick's BGC Group is deeply embedded in London's financial system, making it less a purely American firm and more a transatlantic power player operating at the core of the City's global money flows. In an administration already marked by instability and distrust, keeping a figure like Lutnick only compounds the perception of dysfunction. If Trump wants to reassert control and project strength, the move is obvious: cut loose the dead weight, the city of London, eliminate the distraction, and make it clear that underperformance and baggage won't be tolerated at the highest levels.

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Trump reportedly mulling more firings after removing Pam Bondi as attorney general - as it happened

By Dani Anguiano, Shrai Popat, Maya Yang and Tom Ambrose | April 3, 2026

Donald Trump is said to be considering removing other officials in his cabinet after forcing Pam Bondi from her role as attorney general.

The president is unhappy with the performance of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the labor secretary, and commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, Politico reported.

"He's very angry and he's going to be moving people," an unnamed official with the administration told the outlet.

Trump also polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief, the Guardian reported.

Meanwhile, significant staffing changes are underway at the Pentagon where defense secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the army's top officer and two other high ranking officials on Thursday.

The US Department of the Interior said it would further reduce its staff with a deferred resignation program and offers of voluntary early retirement.

Secretary Doug Burgum announced the move as part of a “strategic initiative to improve resource management" and "[streamline] outdated bureaucracy".

"Effective stewardship requires disciplined management of the resources entrusted to us,” Burgum said in a press release. "By modernizing our operations we're strengthening our ability to carry out Interior’s mission and deliver world-class service for the American people."

The Trump administration has made significant job cuts across federal agencies over the last year, including in the interior department, which is down 11,000 employees.

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