'He’s in a bad mood': Republicans brace for more Cabinet firings as 'Trump spirals'

The Trump administration continues to be dogged by multiple crises of its own making, from the tariff debacle to ongoing questions about Jeffery Epstein to the economic catastrophe precipitated by the war with Iran, and more. Now, with President Donald Trump lashing out via social media and a string of officials being fired or pressured from their posts, Republicans are bracing for more anger from the commander-in-chief.

“He’s in a bad mood,” said one GOP Senator speaking anonymously. “He’s preparing to really let a lot of them go.”

The “them” in question could suggest a number of White House officials, such as FBI Director Kash Patel, who has been embroiled in a drinking scandal, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who was implicated in recent Epstein file releases, or Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who drew Trump’s ire when she failed to fully back his war.

It is largely the consequences of that very war that has Trump’s temper flaring. Not only have its economic impacts deeply tarnished his presidency, but his inability to end the conflict he himself started has prompted clear signs of frustration. After Trump held a phone call with Iranian officials in mid-April, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claimed he was shouting so much he lost his voice. A few days later, Trump ranted that he was “under no pressure whatsoever” to end the conflict.

What’s more, White House press correspondents report hearing shouting from the Oval Office, with Trump once yelling “Get him out” before ejecting deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from the room. According to one reporter, “These days that the yelling is more frequent and less restrained… As Trump spirals, he is growing increasingly unhappy with those who are fighting to prevent, but also to survive, his coming fall.”

As Trump’s crises have multiplied and his anger has become more apparent, so has his erratic behavior. This plus disapproval with several of his key actions has pushed longtime supporters like Tucker Carlson Alex Jones, and Marjorie Taylor Greene to criticize his decision making and question his mental health, prompting the president to lash out angrily, calling them “NUT JOBS” and “stupid people” with “Low IQs.”

According to Julian E. Zelizer, a Princeton historian and editor of a book on Trump’s first term, because the president “naturally disregards any guardrails or sense of decorum, Trump feels much freer…to unleash his inner rage and to act on impulse.”

And with Trump looking for targets to blame for the problems dogging his presidency, his conservative allies are wary of who that rage and impulsiveness will have him firing next.

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