New York Times columnists Bret Stephens and Frank Bruni discuss the Trump administration's turbulent cabinet turnover, comparing it to a reality TV drama. The conversation centers on former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, whose resignation followed allegations of a toxic workplace, including an affair with a subordinate, drinking during work hours, and a police report against her husband for unwanted sexual advances.

The inspectors general investigation uncovered "dozens" of employees describing a hostile work environment under Chavez-DeRemer, who previously served as a one-term Congresswoman and mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon. Text messages suggested she was drinking during the workday, and her husband Shawn DeRemer was banned from Labor Department headquarters.

Bruni argues that normal language and historical precedents fail to describe Trump's cabinet choices, stating the president "visited some perverse preserve of the morally degenerate" and "took the worst of the worst." The column notes multiple departures including Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, and Chavez-DeRemer, drawing comparisons to Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" as the turnover accelerates.