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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Trump’s White House circle takes shape amid fears over extremist appointments

Mike Lee, Russell Vought and Susie Wiles
From left: Mike Lee, Russell Vought and Susie Wiles. Composite: Reuters

Donald Trump’s second administration has begun to take shape amid fears over extremist appointments and how far right the US will go while Republicans control the White House and probably both chambers of Congress.

The range of names being put forward varies from members of Trump’s inner circle to the world’s richest man, tech mogul Elon Musk. Alongside plutocrats and technocrats are hardline ideologues on immigration and foreign policy and the controversial figure of Robert F Kennedy Jr, a leading vaccine conspiracy theorist.

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