Trump on the phone to Putin in the Oval Office. Photo / AP
Trump on the phone to Putin in the Oval Office. Photo / AP
How quickly things change.
This photograph was taken less than seven months ago and shows Donald Trump's inner circle.
Over the last few months, one by one, all those men have left, except for Vice-President Mike Pence and Donald Trump himself.
Bannon, fired this Friday, was just one more in a long list of firings ordered by the former reality TV star and current US President. What happened to the other ones? The BBC wrote an in-depth caption for the photo, with a look at what happened to every single one of these men.
1. Donald Trump Still president of the United States, a fact that comes as a surprise to many. He continues to fail at his numerous attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare, and continues to be under scrutiny over Russian meddling in the election. He's also been under fire over his "many sides" comment in relation to the white supremacists in Charlottesville.
2. Reince Priebus, former Chief of Staff Priebus lasted six months which is pretty long by "Trump presidency" standards. As the BBC points out, Priebus had a few "chaotic weeks" and has now been replaced by retired general John Kelly.
I would like to thank Reince Priebus for his service and dedication to his country. We accomplished a lot together and I am proud of him!
3. Mike Pence, Vice President Effectively the last man standing, other than Trump himself. He may or may not be preparing to launch his own presidential bid for 2020.
4. Steve Bannon, former Chief Strategist Bannon is the latest man out the door. The former head of Breitbart reportedly couldn't align himself with the slightly more moderate factions of the White House. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said his exit was "mutually agreed".
5. Sean Spicer, former Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Melissa McCarthy's best impersonation, chose to leave because he did not agree with the decision to hire Anthony Scaramucci as Communications Director. As the BBC points out, he later told Fox News he felt there was a risk of "too many cooks in the kitchen".
Anthony Scaramucci, "The Mooch", was not present in the photo but deserves a special mention for lasting less than 10 days at the White House before getting fired by Trump.
6. Michael Flynn, former National Security Adviser
Flynn didn't last very long either and his departure is still causing Trump some big headaches. The BBC points out he left after only 23 days in the administration. He was forced to resign over his ties to Russia.
A chronology put together by The Washington Post shows just how much of a revolving door the White House seems to have.
January 20 Trump is inaugurated. Overseas diplomats who were given ambassador positions by Barack Obama are told to end their service immediately on that day.
January 30 Trump fires Sally Yates, the acting attorney general, when Yates makes clear that she won't ask the Department of Justice to defend Trump's immigration ban.
February 13 Michael Flynn is told to resign, by Trump himself, after 23 days on the job.
Michael Flynn. Photo / Getty
March 2 Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from any decisions involving Russian meddling in the 2016 election because of his role on Trump's campaign.
March 10 Sessions abruptly asks 46 US attorneys to tender their resignations, not in itself an unusual move. Preet Bharara, US Attorney for New York's Southern District, refuses to comply and is fired. He'd been told by Trump that he could retain his position when the two met in November at Trump Tower.
March 30 Katie Walsh, who came to the White House with chief of staff Reince Priebus, was sent out of the administration to ostensibly work for a pro-Trump political committee. She was seen within the West Wing as prone to leaking information.
May 9 FBI director James Comey is fired by Trump. His successor has not yet been confirmed.
May 30 White House communications director Mike Dubke resigns after three months on the job.
July 6 The director of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub resigns. He later tells the New York Times that he worries the US is "close to a laughing stock" when it comes to holding other countries to high ethical standards.
July 20 Mark Corallo, spokesman for the legal team defending Trump on the Russia investigation, resigns. Lead attorney Marc Kasowitz steps back from that position.
July 21 Press secretary Sean Spicer resigns after Anthony Scaramucci is hired to replace Dubke.
July 25 Assistant press secretary Michael Short resigns after Scaramucci suggests he's about to be fired.
July 28 Chief of staff Reince Priebus is replaced with John Kelly, who runs the Department of Homeland Security. Priebus claims to have resigned on Thursday.
July 31 Communications director Anthony Scaramucci is removed from his position, apparently at Kelly's request.
The Mooch. Photo / Getty
August 18 Chief strategist Steve Bannon leaves his position.
Steve Bannon. Photo / Getty
There are still 365 Senate-confirmable positions for which no nominations have been announced. That's well behind the pace for other recent presidents.
This list, as The Washington Post points out, doesn't include a number of people originally identified as possibly serving in the Trump White House who subsequently withdrew their nominations.
