August 27, 2025
2:50 PM ET
President Donald Trump has issued a slew of executive orders targeting the Washington, D.C., establishment during a seven-month campaign aimed at federal bureaucratic institutions.
The Trump administration has focused on dismantling the “Deep State” by firing bureaucrats and career politicians Trump has argued are influenced by partisan interests — a promise he highlighted during his presidential campaign.
A February executive order moved all regulatory bodies under White House supervision, erasing decades of autonomy and paving the way for the gutting of agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (RELATED: Politics Democratic Party Sues Trump Administration)
Trump has fired or demoted more than 20 inspectors general since he took office, according to a New York Times (NYT) report.
In his most recent move, Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. Cook was nominated to the board by former President Joe Biden.
🚨 President Donald J. Trump relieves Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of her position pic.twitter.com/tJV8m4mlHW
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Trump took to Truth Social to demand Cook’s resignation after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte announced he would refer her to the Department of Justice (DOJ) over alleged mortgage fraud.
In a letter posted to X later that day, Trump said he was invoking his authority under the Federal Reserve Act to fire Cook, accusing her of signing documents that listed her as a resident of two different states.
He has also moved to retake control of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by nominating economist E.J. Antoni and instructed his team to remove Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, following what he called a disappointing July jobs report.
In the post, Trump accused McEntarfer of “[faking] the jobs numbers” ahead of the 2024 election to allegedly improve former Vice President Kamala Harris’ “chances of victory.”
His remarks came after the BLS reported the U.S. economy added only 73,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July.
Trump has also made it a priority to tackle crime in the nation’s capital.
Earlier this month, Trump declared a crime emergency in D.C. and deployed the National Guard to address the crisis. (RELATED: ‘We’re Taking It Back’: Trump Deploying National Guard To Streets Of Nation’s Capital)
He told reporters Friday that Chicago, Illinois, could be his next focus once the D.C. operation is complete, followed potentially by New York City.
“So I think Chicago will be our next and then we’ll help with New York,” Trump said when discussing his potential plans.
Trump has also referred to himself as the “Chief Law Enforcement Officer,” and the DOJ is now overseeing criminal investigations into Russiagate.
The Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released pages of documents regarding the “Russiagate” scandal,