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.

Trump said Tuesday his administration is in the process of “identifying and removing” more than 1,000 Biden appointees.

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.

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

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.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from the administration of former President Joe Biden, announcing four dismissals on social media, including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley.

It took José Andrés years to open a restaurant in Chicago, and now less than four years since Jaleo’s debut, the celebrity chef’s tapas restaurant is closing. The restaurant and its basement bar, Pigtail, will close on Saturday, January 25, according to a rep.

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.