Senior officials have been deserting Donald Trump’s second presidential administration at a record rate far exceeding the turnover during his first term in office, new figures show. The exodus has seen 27 Senate-confirmed officials leave their positions in the last 18 months, up from 11 over the same period in his first term—a 145 percent increase, according to an analysis from the Partnership for Public Service, reported by The Hill. U.S. President Donald Trump has seen an exodus from the Senate in his second term. The report points out that four Senate-confirmed officials have left the Trump administration during the first two weeks of this month alone. In a statement to the Daily Beast, White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said, “President Trump has the most talented Cabinet in American history who work every day to implement his common sense, America First agenda.