Washington (CNN) Two senior administration officials said Thursday that the Trump administration told four top State Department management officials that their services were no longer needed as part of an effort to "clean house" at Foggy Bottom. "Any implication that that these four people quit is wrong," one senior State Department official said. "These people are loyal to the secretary, the President and to the State Department. The firings leave a huge management hole at the State Department, with a combined 150 years of institutional experience among all of the named officials. The American Foreign Service Association indicated in a statement that it sees many worthy career State Department employees as suitable replacements.

Source: CNN January 26, 2017 18:17 UTC