Trump's 2nd term + have any 2nd term cabinet members resigned
Executive summary
Donald Trump began his second, nonconsecutive presidential term on January 20, 2025, with a 22-person cabinet that the Republican-controlled Senate largely confirmed as expected [1]. Reporting through early 2026 shows an unusually stable senior team: multiple news organizations and tracking projects concluded that, unlike his first term’s high turnover, Trump ended 2025 with no departures among his cabinet secretaries [2] [3].
1. A sharp contrast with Trump 1.0 — turnover then, stability now
The first Trump administration was notable for record-setting turnover among cabinet and senior staff, with dozens of dismissals and resignations across 2017–2021 and several high-profile cabinet departures tied to crises such as the January 6 Capitol attack [4] [5] [6] [7]; by contrast, analysts and outlets covering the second term describe a team that has largely stuck together through 2025, a marked change in style and personnel management [3] [2].
2. What the tracking organizations found: no cabinet exits in 2025
Nonpartisan trackers reported that President Trump completed the first calendar year of his second term with no cabinet-level departures or position changes among the 22-person team, a fact highlighted in a Ballotpedia summary of 2025 turnover [2]; Brookings’ historical tracking of turnover also provides context for why this absence of movement is noteworthy relative to prior administrations [8].
3. Resignations did occur in the administration — but not at cabinet rank (per available reporting)
News coverage and compiled lists of administration resignations documented a number of exits from agencies and White House offices during 2025 — for example, a wave of mid-level and career-official resignations tied to policy pushes or internal disputes was reported in outlets tracking departures [9] — but the sources provided do not identify any confirmed resignations by Senate-confirmed cabinet secretaries during Trump’s second term through the period covered.
4. Pressure points, leaks and speculation that could produce departures
High-profile controversies in the second term — including reporting about classified-material handling in Signal groups and related speculation about Defense and State Department principals — generated intense betting markets and media questions about who might be first to leave, with names like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeatedly discussed in that context [10]; such speculation, however, remains just that in the supplied reporting and does not substitute for confirmed cabinet resignations.
5. Alternative claims and limits of the sources
Some outlets chronicling administration personnel moves highlight departures in senior White House roles — a September 2025 story, for instance, described Taylor Budowich’s exit as a notable White House resignation though Budowich is not presented in the sourcing as a cabinet secretary [11] — and major outlets such as BBC and The New York Times continued to cover cabinet meetings and dynamics without reporting cabinet-level resignations through January 2026 [12] [13]. The available reporting is clear about the second-term cabinet’s comparative stability but does not speak to later months beyond the cited coverage; if a reader needs confirmation for periods after January 2026, the supplied sources do not cover that interval.
6. Bottom line — the direct answer
Based on the supplied reporting and public trackers, Trump’s second-term cabinet showed remarkable stability through the first year with no confirmed resignations of Senate‑confirmed cabinet members recorded in 2025, though the administration experienced non‑cabinet resignations and ongoing controversies that commentators warned could precipitate future departures [2] [9] [10].