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Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles has denounced reports President Trump abruptly fired him and insisted his departure was worked out weeks earlier, according to a statement he gave the Washington Examiner.

“No doubt you have seen media reports regarding my ‘firing.’ I assure you that this is not the case, and in fact was told weeks ago by the Administration that transitions in leadership should be expected across the Department of Homeland Security. The President has directed an orderly transition in leadership for this agency and I intend to abide by that direction,” Alles said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.

“It is my sincere regret that I was not able to address the workforce prior to this announcement,” he said.

Trump reportedly told Alles to step down in late April. He picked Secret Service assistant director of the Office of Protective Operations, James Murray, to take over May 1.

The departing words by Alles come amid a broader shakeup at DHS, under which Secret Service operates. On Sunday he forced the resignation of the DHS secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen. Three days earlier Trump said he was rescinding the nomination of Ronald Vitiello to be director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying he wanted to go in a “tougher” direction.

Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna and the DHS General Counselor John Mitnick are also believed to be on the chopping block, according to a report.

On the way out the door at the Secret Service, Alles praised his successor.

“Jim is a consummate professional, a true leader, and I have great confidence in his capabilities,” Alles said. “Please give him the outstanding support that you have shown me these past two years.”

Alles was tapped for the job in April 2017 and previously served in leadership positions within Customs and Border Protection and in the Marine Corps.