Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) and Jayme Leagh Franklin with the The Conservateur (L), speaks after signing an executive order calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spaced out into separate visits (Getty)President Donald Trump is bracing for a series of high-profile White House departures as staffers anticipate potential Democratic gains in the upcoming midterm elections. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, White House Counsel Dave Warrington, and several other senior aides have recently announced their intentions to leave. Insiders report that staffers are seeking private-sector roles ahead of expected congressional investigations, legislative gridlock, and fallout from the war with Iran. White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers downplayed the departures, saying the administration's mission will continue unabated. The upcoming exits follow earlier high-level departures this year, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. In fullInside Trump’s recent White House staff departures: ‘People see the writing on the wall’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in