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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Holly Baxter

There were some bizarre and telling interactions at Trump’s Cabinet meeting

Trump held a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that definitely isn’t supposed to be a distraction from whatever health condition he’s dealing with, and it was not reassuring.

The vibes when you get a crew like this together are simply off the charts. We know who they are in isolation: Hegseth, the walking protein powder commercial; JD Vance, the simple Appalachian boy and Yale-educated former venture capitalist who kinda-sorta wishes his wife would find Jesus; Kelly Loeffler, the multi-multi-multimillionaire who also likes to talk a lot about her “hardscrabble” upbringing; Markwayne Mullin, a word salad liberally seasoned with rage.

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