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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jonathan Yerushalmy

Trump 2.0: are his cabinet picks more extreme than in 2016?

Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans.
Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans. His cabinet picks so far have been loyalists who have sparked further concern of an extremist agenda. Photograph: Allison Robbert/UPI/REX/Shutterstock

Donald Trump has wasted no time in assembling his incoming cabinet, issuing a flurry of nominations this week that – in some cases – have further heightened fears that his return to the White House will lead to an extremist agenda.

The roster of names has inevitably drawn comparisons with Trump’s 2016 victory, when he was reported to have devoted relatively little attention to a transition effort. Back then, his picks were described as “conventional” and the incoming cabinet was said have been broadly in line with that of a traditional Republican.

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