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.

Celebrity chef and humanitarian José Andrés is closing his restaurant and speakeasy in River North, the latest in an onslaught of shutdowns to hit the downtown neighborhood.

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.

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

They include celebrity chef José Andrés and the commandant of the US Coast Guard Adm Linda Fagan, as well as retired US army general Mark Milley who had served 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.

HUGE changes have swept through The White House just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as President for the second time. The Republican leader ruthlessly dismissed Joe Biden’s

Chef José Andrés responded to a post from President Donald Trump supposedly firing him from an administration role to explain that he had already resigned from the position. The revered Spanish-American restaurateur,

President Trump on Truth Social named four presidential appointees from the Biden administration who he said were fired because they didn’t align with “our vision to Make America Great Again.” “Let this serve as Official Notice of Dismissal for these 4 individuals,

José Andrés' World Central Kitchen is providing meals to frontline workers and families affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. The chef praised Jennifer Garner's support amid the devastation.

World Central Kitchen owner and chef José Andrés praised friends Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for showing up to help victims of the L.A. fires despite criticism in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.