The new president of the United States, Donald Trump, published this Tuesday that he had dismissed the Spanish chef José Andrés, founder of the non-governmental organization World Central Kitchen, from his position as advisor for Sports, Exercise and Nutrition, just a few hours after returning to the White House after his victory in the 2020 elections.
“Our first day in the White House is not over yet,” Trump said in a message on his account on the Truth Social social network, where he specified that “the staff of the Presidential Personnel Office is active in the process.” of identify and remove more than a thousand presidential nominees from the previous Administration” that “they are not aligned” with your vision to “make America great again.”
“You are fired”
Thus, he highlighted that his message “serves as official termination letter” for four people, including José Andrés, who also has American nationality. Others affected include former US Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley, Brian Hook – Trump’s former Iran adviser – and Keisha Lance Bottoms. “You are fired,” he concluded.
José Andrés responds: “I already presented my resignation last week”
Given the impact of the news, the Spanish chef responded on his X account that he himself presented “his resignation” last week because his two-year mandate “had already ended.”
José Andrés has been proud of the work carried out during these years and Donald Trump has asked him to “exercise his presidential authority” so that the area in which he collaborated “can continue to advocate for fitness and health for all Americans.
The cook wants “May God give you the wisdom to put aside politics and insults...and instead support the everyday people working to unite America. Let’s build longer tables…”, he concludes his message.
The Spanish chef, appointed in March 2022 as co-president of the United States Presidential Council on Sports, Exercise and Nutrition, received on January 5 the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from the hands of the former president of the United States, Joe Biden.
José Andrés is the founder of World Central Kitchena non-governmental organization dedicated to providing food around the world that emerged in 2010 following the earthquake that Haiti suffered that year, with the aim of providing food aid in countries suffering from food crises, although the NGO later expanded to provide help to refugees and people in countries in conflict. This