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Christopher Featherstone, Associate Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York

Loyalty trumps everything – what we know about the 47th president-elect’s cabinet

Of 44 people who served in Donald Tump’s cabinet during his first administration, only four endorsed him for the presidency in 2024. As he told influential podcaster Joe Rogan days before the election, his biggest mistake was to appoint “disloyal people”.

The 47th president-elect clearly doesn’t intend to make the same mistake this time round, from what we know of the cabinet choices and other political appointments he has made so far.

Chief of staff: Susie Wiles

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