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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell in New York

Trump cabinet picks shaped by new power centers in his orbit

Trump looking pensive in tuxedo.
Donald Trump at the America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate on 14 November in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Donald Trump’s picks for the incoming administration are being shaped by a combination of different power centers including one-man influences like top Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn and combined groups led by chief of staff Susie Wiles and vice-president-elect JD Vance.

The president-elect appears to have settled on a number of cabinet nominees himself without being aggressively pushed by advisers, including Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, Marco Rubio for secretary of state and Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

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