Humanitarian and chef José Andrés spoke out Tuesday after President Donald Trump claimed he had "fired" Andrés from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition shortly after being sworn in for his second term.

José Andrés is speaking out after President Donald Trump claimed he "fired" the celebrity chef shortly after taking office on Jan. 20.

President Donald Trump boasted on social media that world-renowned chef José Andrés was among the appointees he fired on his first day back in office. The only problem with that claim, the chef said Tuesday,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from the administration of former President Joe Biden and that he had fired four individuals immediately, including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley.

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Andrés was removed from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. Milley will no longer serve on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

Famous figures often hold brief terms on the PCSFN. During President Trump’s first term in office, he appointed volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, football player Herschel Walker, and baseball player Mariano Rivera as co-chairs for a two-year term.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Jan 21 said he plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from the administration of former president Joe Biden and that he had fired four individuals immediately, including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley.

Chef José Andrés has responded to being “fired” as a presidential appointee by President Donald Trump, who first announced the news on his social platform Truth Social. “Our first day in the White House is not over yet!