Catherine Dunn-Tempest

What is the core of the stability?

It was the emphasis that they put on loyalty in hiring.

And that has then subsequently paved the way for less infighting and less drama and a lower rate than in 2017.

By this point in Trump's first term, two cabinet secretaries had left their jobs and at the White House.

A chief of staff, two communications directors, and a press secretary were among the many already gone.

This time, there's been less personnel drama, says Catherine Dunn-Tempest, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution.

lower and with more promotions than firings, but still sky high compared to other recent administrations.

Tamara Keith, NPR News.