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The Trump Administration officially begins with the [[Inauguration]] on January 20, 2017, but unofficially began immediately after the election of Donald Trump on November 8, 2016, as the next president of the United States. Due to the [[Obamagate timeline|Obamagate controversy]], Trump was never able to enjoy the traditional "honeymoon" afforded to most new presidents during their first 100 days by opposition media and critics.

The Trump Administration officially begins with the [[Inauguration]] on January 20, 2017, but unofficially began immediately after the election of Donald Trump on November 8, 2016, as the next president of the United States. Due to the [[Obamagate timeline|Obamagate controversy]], Trump was never able to enjoy the traditional "honeymoon" afforded to most new presidents during their first 100 days by opposition media and critics.

The first persons hired to lead the Trump Administration were [[conservative]] [[Steve Bannon]], as chief strategist and senior counselor to the president, and pro-[[Establishment]] [[Reince Priebus]], as chief of staff.  The hiring of Reince Priebus disappointed many of Trump's supporters who hope that he will [[Drain the swamp|"drain the swamp"]] – shrink the federal government – rather than rely on insiders to perpetuate the status quo.

The first persons hired to lead the Trump Administration were [[conservative]] [[Steve Bannon]], as chief strategist and senior counselor to the president, and pro-[[Establishment]] [[Reince Priebus]], as chief of staff.  The hiring of Priebus disappointed many of Trump's supporters who hope that he will [[Drain the swamp|"drain the swamp"]] – shrink the federal government – rather than rely on insiders to perpetuate the status quo.

==White House staff==

==White House staff==

This is an incomplete table of several White House staff positions of more high-profile members. Note: staff members work inside the White House in close proximity to the president, most all do not require Senate approval, and are not outside department or agency heads. They are the President's personal staff, and most do not hold cabinet rank with few exceptions, notably Senior Advisor Kushner, Chief of Staff Priebus, and National Security Advisor McMaster. Cabinet members, as most all staff as well, must go through the Chief of staff to gain access to the President.  

This is an incomplete table of several White House staff positions of more high-profile members. Note: staff members work inside the White House in close proximity to the president, most all do not require Senate approval, and are not outside department or agency heads. They are the President's personal staff, and most do not hold cabinet rank with few exceptions, notably Senior Advisor Kushner, Chief of Staff Priebus, and National Security Advisor McMaster. Cabinet members, as most all staff as well, must go through the Chief of staff to gain access to the President.  

Numerous positions held in previous White Houses remain unreported or unfilled. Some unfilled positions may be by design, and an effort to pare down the size of the staff.

Numerous positions held in previous White Houses remain unreported or unfilled. Some unfilled positions may be by design, and an effort to pare down the size of the staff.

While the [[First Lady]] of the United States has an Office and staff budget, including a Chief of staff and Press secretary, [[Melania Trump]] has been reluctant to assume a bureaucratic role. The President's daughter Ivanka Trump, who was delegated authority by the President-elect to hire White House Chief of staff Reince Priebus, works as an unpaid Presidential Assistant with her own chief of staff.

While the [[First Lady]] of the United States has an Office and staff budget, including a Chief of Staff and Press Secretary, [[Melania Trump]] has been reluctant to assume a bureaucratic role. The President's daughter Ivanka Trump, who was delegated authority by the President-elect to hire White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, works as an unpaid Presidential Assistant with her own chief of staff.

Senior staff have the title Assistant to the President, second-level staff have the title Deputy Assistant to the President, and third-level staff have the title Special Assistant to the President.  

Senior staff have the title Assistant to the President, second-level staff have the title of "Deputy Assistant to the President", and third-level staff have the title of "Special Assistant to the President".  

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