Yes, Trump Has a High Year-One Turnover Rate. Here’s Why

Several high-profile names exited the White House in President Donald Trump’s first year. Those departures, coupled with a lack of traditional governing experience among other White House staffers, led to the highest year-one turnover rate among top executive office staff in the past six administrations.

The Trump administration nears the one-year mark with an estimated turnover rate as high as 36 percent among top staff, according to Bloomberg Law analysis and Brookings Institution research. That’s more than twice the rate of the second-highest first-year turnover rate of 17 percent during Ronald Reagan’s inaugural year in 1981.

Reince Priebus’ early departure ...