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As President [[Donald Trump]] appoints the top officials of federal departments and agencies.  Unlike prior Presidents, Trump chose to let each cabinet member choose his own team rather than having the White House personnel office select the positions below each cabinet officer.
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As [[President of the United States of America|United States President]], [[Donald Trump]] appoints the top officials of federal departments and agencies.  Unlike prior Presidents, Trump chose to let each cabinet member choose his own team rather than having the White House personnel office select the positions below each cabinet officer. Some of President Trump's cabinet members have been reliably [[conservative]], while others are more moderate and [[establishment]]-minded.
 
   
 
   
 
==Reaction from leftists and the media==
 
==Reaction from leftists and the media==
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The [[Liberal Media]] has continuously attacked Trump's picks, but this is to be expected, considering their favorite [[Hillary Clinton]] lost the election even with their overwhelming support.
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The [[liberal media]] continuously attacked Trump's cabinet nominations, but this is to be expected, considering their favorite [[Hillary Clinton]] lost the election even with their overwhelming support.
  
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Additionally, Senate Democrats unduly delayed Trump's cabinet nominees at historic and unprecedented proportions<ref>{{cite web | last1=Schoen | first1=John W. | title=No President has Ever Waited This Long to Get a Cabinet Approved | url=http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/24/trumps-cabinet-waiting-for-confirmation.html | date=February 24, 2017 | publisher=[[CNBC]] | accessdate=February 27, 2017}}</ref>—by February 8, 2017, only [[George Washington]] had fewer cabinet nominees confirmed by this length of time into his presidency.<ref>Singman, Brooke (February 8, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/08/trump-facing-historic-delays-in-confirmation-push.html Trump facing historic delays in confirmation push]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 8, 2017.</ref>
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Additionally, Senate Democrats unduly delayed Trump's cabinet nominees at historic and unprecedented proportions<ref>{{cite web | last1=Schoen | first1=John W. | title=No President has Ever Waited This Long to Get a Cabinet Approved | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/24/trumps-cabinet-waiting-for-confirmation.html | date=February 24, 2017 | publisher=[[CNBC]] | accessdate=February 27, 2017}}</ref>—by February 8, 2017, only [[George Washington]] had fewer cabinet nominees confirmed by this length of time into his presidency.<ref>Singman, Brooke (February 8, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/08/trump-facing-historic-delays-in-confirmation-push.html Trump facing historic delays in confirmation push]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 8, 2017.</ref> Trump's last cabinet secretary was confirmed on April 27, 2017,<ref>Kellman, Laurie (April 27, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/27/alex-acosta-trumps-secretary-labor-confirmed/ Senate confirms last member of Trump cabinet at 100th day in office nears]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref> and Trump's last cabinet-level member assumed office on May 15, 2017.<ref>Moons, Michelle (May 15, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/15/trump-cabinet-complete-swearing-u-s-trade-representative-lighthizer/ President Donald Trump’s Cabinet Complete with Swearing-In of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref>
  
 
==Conservative orientation==
 
==Conservative orientation==
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[[File:Mick_Mulvaney.jpg|thumb|right|199px|Mick Mulvaney]]
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According to the [[American Conservative Union]], Trump's cabinet was even more conservative than that of [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>Multiple references:
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*Bedard, Paul (February 9, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cpac-acu-trumps-cabinet-the-most-conservative-surpassing-reagan/article/2614354 CPAC-ACU: Trump's Cabinet the most conservative, surpassing Reagan]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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*Rodack, Jeffrey (February 9, 2017). [https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ACU-Trump-Cabinet-Conservative/2017/02/09/id/772752/ ACU: Trump Cabinet Most Conservative in Modern History]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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*Berry, Susan (October 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/13/bill-bennett-touts-trump-conservative-cabinet-reagan/ Bill Bennett Touts Trump Has ‘More Conservative Cabinet’ Than Reagan]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 13, 2017.</ref>
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The media noted how [[conservative]] President Trump's cabinet was. The [[mainstream media]] went hysteric over the credentials of President Trump's cabinet members because they did not come from the leftist political establishment. While the leftist media frequently exaggerates the level of conservativism of various people or groups, their hysteria shows that President Trump's cabinet is conservative.
 
The media noted how [[conservative]] President Trump's cabinet was. The [[mainstream media]] went hysteric over the credentials of President Trump's cabinet members because they did not come from the leftist political establishment. While the leftist media frequently exaggerates the level of conservativism of various people or groups, their hysteria shows that President Trump's cabinet is conservative.
  
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''[[Newsweek]]'' wrote that "Donald Trump is Building the Most [[Conservative]] Presidential Cabinet in [[U.S.]] history."<ref name="newsweek.com">Cooper, Matthew (December 9, 2016). [http://www.newsweek.com/trump-cabinet-picks-nominees-conservative-530477 Donald Trump is Building the Most Conservative Presidential Cabinet in U.S. History]. ''Newsweek''.</ref> Other media outlets, such as [[Politico]],<ref>{{cite web | last1=Restuccia | first1=Andrew | last2=Cook | first2=Nancy | last3=Woellert | first3=Lorraine | title=Trump's Conservative Dream Team | url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-conservative-dream-team-231972 | date=November 30, 2016 | publisher=[[Politico]] | accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref> the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web | last1=Bierman | first1=Noah | last2=Halper | first2=Evan | title=Trump's Cabinet Picks are Among the Most Conservative in History. What that Means for His Campaign Promises | url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-cabinet-conservative-20161209-story.html | date=December 15, 2016 | publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Hill]]'',<ref>{{cite web | last1=Stanage | first1=Niall | title=Trump's Unorthodox Cabinet | url=http://www.thehill.com/homenews/administration/310489-trumps-unorthodox-cabinet | date=December 15, 2016 | work=The Hill | accessdate=December 15, 2016}}</ref> and [[CNN]],<ref>{{cite news | last1=Collinson | first1=Stephen | title=Donald Trump's Cabinet a Boon for Conservatives | url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-conservatives/ | date=December 20, 2016 | publisher=CNN | accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> made similar statements.
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''[[Newsweek]]'' wrote that "Donald Trump is Building the Most [[Conservative]] Presidential Cabinet in [[U.S.]] history."<ref name="newsweek.com">Cooper, Matthew (December 9, 2016). [http://www.newsweek.com/trump-cabinet-picks-nominees-conservative-530477 Donald Trump is Building the Most Conservative Presidential Cabinet in U.S. History]. ''Newsweek''.</ref> Other media outlets, such as [[Politico]],<ref>{{cite web | last1=Restuccia | first1=Andrew | last2=Cook | first2=Nancy | last3=Woellert | first3=Lorraine | title=Trump's Conservative Dream Team | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-conservative-dream-team-231972 | date=November 30, 2016 | publisher=[[Politico]] | accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref> the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web | last1=Bierman | first1=Noah | last2=Halper | first2=Evan | title=Trump's Cabinet Picks are Among the Most Conservative in History. What that Means for His Campaign Promises | url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-cabinet-conservative-20161209-story.html | date=December 15, 2016 | publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Hill]]'',<ref>{{cite web | last1=Stanage | first1=Niall | title=Trump's Unorthodox Cabinet | url=http://www.thehill.com/homenews/administration/310489-trumps-unorthodox-cabinet | date=December 15, 2016 | work=The Hill | accessdate=December 15, 2016}}</ref> and [[CNN]],<ref>{{cite news | last1=Collinson | first1=Stephen | title=Donald Trump's Cabinet a Boon for Conservatives | url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-conservatives/ | date=December 20, 2016 | publisher=CNN | accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> made similar statements.
  
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President Trump's cabinet is expected to favor deregulation.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Timiraos | first1=Nick | last2=Tangel | first2=Andrew | title=Donald Trump's Cabinet Selections Signal Deregulation Moves Are Coming | url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-cabinet-picks-signal-deregulation-moves-are-coming-1481243006 | date=December 8, 2016 | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
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President Trump's cabinet was expected to favor [[deregulation]],<ref>{{cite web | last1=Timiraos | first1=Nick | last2=Tangel | first2=Andrew | title=Donald Trump's Cabinet Selections Signal Deregulation Moves Are Coming | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-cabinet-picks-signal-deregulation-moves-are-coming-1481243006 | date=December 8, 2016 | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref> and it did pursue a pro-deregulation agenda.
  
 
==Members==
 
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[[File:Trump Cabinet formation timeline.png|thumb|400px|Formation of Donald Trump's cabinet in late 2016 and early 2017]]
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President Trump's cabinet:<ref name="Cabinet2017"/><ref name="CNN.com">[https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/11/politics/new-cabinet/], CNN.</ref><ref name="whitehouse.gov">[https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet], The Cabinet .</ref>
  
 
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|[[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]||[[James Mattis]] (2017–2018)<br>[[Pat Shanahan]] (Acting; 2019)<br>[[Mark Esper]] (Acting; 2019–present)||[[Ashton Carter]]
 
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|[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]||[[Ryan Zinke]] (2017–2019)<br>[[David Bernhardt]] (2019–present)||[[Sally Jewell]]
 
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|[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]||[[Sonny Perdue]]||[[Tom Vilsack]]
 
|[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]||[[Sonny Perdue]]||[[Tom Vilsack]]
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|[[Secretary of Labor]]||[[Alexander Acosta]]<ref>Trump originally nominated [[Andrew Puzder]], but he withdrew.</ref>||[[Thomas Perez]]
 
|[[Secretary of Labor]]||[[Alexander Acosta]]<ref>Trump originally nominated [[Andrew Puzder]], but he withdrew.</ref>||[[Thomas Perez]]
 
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|[[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]||[[Tom Price]] (2017)<br>[[Alex Azar]] (2018–present)||[[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]]
 
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|[[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]||[[Ben Carson]]||[[Julian Castro]]
 
|[[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]||[[Ben Carson]]||[[Julian Castro]]
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|[[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]||[[David Shulkin]] (2017–2018)<br>[[Robert Wilkie]] (2018–present)||[[Robert McDonald]]
 
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|[[Secretary of Homeland Security]]||[[John F. Kelly]] (2017)<br>[[Kirstjen Nielsen]] (2017–2019)<br>[[Kevin McAleenan]] (Acting; 2019–present)||[[Jeh Johnson]]
 
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<ref name="CNN.com">[http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/11/politics/new-cabinet/], CNN.</ref>
 
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<ref name="whitehouse.gov">[https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet], The Cabinet .</ref>
 
  
 
===Cabinet-level positions===
 
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Cabinet members who are department and outside agency heads require [[Senate]] confirmation. Some position within the Executive Office of the President require Senate approval as well. A president however is free to seek advice from anyone, including elevating a member of his personal staff to cabinet-level rank. According to the White House, President Trump's cabinet also comprises these officials:<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/08/president-donald-j-trump-announces-his-cabinet President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet]. ''whitehouse.gov''. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.</ref>
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Cabinet members who are department and outside agency heads require [[Senate]] confirmation. Some position within the Executive Office of the President requires Senate approval as well. A president, however, is free to seek advice from anyone, including elevating a member of his personal staff to cabinet-level rank. According to the White House, President Trump's cabinet also comprises these officials:<ref name="Cabinet2017">[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/08/president-donald-j-trump-announces-his-cabinet President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet]. ''whitehouse.gov''. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.</ref>
  
 
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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 exeptions, 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.
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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.
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| Administrator of the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] || [[Scott Pruitt]] (2017–2018)<br>[[Andrew Wheeler]] (2018–present)
 
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Official presidential photo of Donald Trump

As United States President, Donald Trump appoints the top officials of federal departments and agencies. Unlike prior Presidents, Trump chose to let each cabinet member choose his own team rather than having the White House personnel office select the positions below each cabinet officer. Some of President Trump's cabinet members have been reliably conservative, while others are more moderate and establishment-minded.

Reaction from leftists and the media

The liberal media continuously attacked Trump's cabinet nominations, but this is to be expected, considering their favorite Hillary Clinton lost the election even with their overwhelming support.

Additionally, Senate Democrats unduly delayed Trump's cabinet nominees at historic and unprecedented proportions[1]—by February 8, 2017, only George Washington had fewer cabinet nominees confirmed by this length of time into his presidency.[2] Trump's last cabinet secretary was confirmed on April 27, 2017,[3] and Trump's last cabinet-level member assumed office on May 15, 2017.[4]

Conservative orientation

According to the American Conservative Union, Trump's cabinet was even more conservative than that of Ronald Reagan.[5]

The media noted how conservative President Trump's cabinet was. The mainstream media went hysteric over the credentials of President Trump's cabinet members because they did not come from the leftist political establishment. While the leftist media frequently exaggerates the level of conservativism of various people or groups, their hysteria shows that President Trump's cabinet is conservative.

Newsweek wrote that "Donald Trump is Building the Most Conservative Presidential Cabinet in U.S. history."[6] Other media outlets, such as Politico,[7] the Los Angeles Times,[8] The Hill,[9] and CNN,[10] made similar statements.

President Trump's cabinet was expected to favor deregulation,[11] and it did pursue a pro-deregulation agenda.

Members

Formation of Donald Trump's cabinet in late 2016 and early 2017

President Trump's cabinet:[12][13][14]

Office Cabinet member Predecessor
Vice President Mike Pence Joseph Biden
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (2017–2018)
Mike Pompeo (2018–present)		 John Kerry
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin Jack Lew
Secretary of Defense James Mattis (2017–2018)
Pat Shanahan (Acting; 2019)
Mark Esper (Acting; 2019–present)		 Ashton Carter
Attorney General Jeff Sessions (2017–2018)
Matthew G. Whitaker (Acting; 2018–2019)
William Barr (2019–present)		 Loretta Lynch
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke (2017–2019)
David Bernhardt (2019–present)		 Sally Jewell
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Penny Pritzker
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta[15] Thomas Perez
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price (2017)
Alex Azar (2018–present)		 Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson Julian Castro
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Anthony Foxx
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Ernest Moniz
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos John King
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin (2017–2018)
Robert Wilkie (2018–present)		 Robert McDonald
Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly (2017)
Kirstjen Nielsen (2017–2019)
Kevin McAleenan (Acting; 2019–present)		 Jeh Johnson

Cabinet-level positions

Cabinet members who are department and outside agency heads require Senate confirmation. Some position within the Executive Office of the President requires Senate approval as well. A president, however, is free to seek advice from anyone, including elevating a member of his personal staff to cabinet-level rank. According to the White House, President Trump's cabinet also comprises these officials:[12]

Office Cabinet member
White House Chief of staff Reince Priebus (2017)
John F. Kelly (2017–2019)
Mick Mulvaney (2019–present)
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo (2017–2018)
Gina Haspel (2018–present)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt (2017–2018)
Andrew Wheeler (2018–present)
Administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda McMahon (2017–2019)
Chris Pilkerton (Acting; 2019–present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ No President has Ever Waited This Long to Get a Cabinet Approved. CNBC (February 24, 2017). Retrieved on February 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ Singman, Brooke (February 8, 2017). Trump facing historic delays in confirmation push. Fox News. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Laurie (April 27, 2017). Senate confirms last member of Trump cabinet at 100th day in office nears. The Washington Times. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Moons, Michelle (May 15, 2017). President Donald Trump’s Cabinet Complete with Swearing-In of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Multiple references: See also:
  6. ↑ Cooper, Matthew (December 9, 2016). Donald Trump is Building the Most Conservative Presidential Cabinet in U.S. History. Newsweek.
  7. ↑ Trump's Conservative Dream Team. Politico (November 30, 2016). Retrieved on February 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ Trump's Cabinet Picks are Among the Most Conservative in History. What that Means for His Campaign Promises. Los Angeles Times (December 15, 2016). Retrieved on February 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Trump's Unorthodox Cabinet. The Hill (December 15, 2016). Retrieved on December 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Donald Trump's Cabinet a Boon for Conservatives", CNN, December 20, 2016. Retrieved on December 27, 2016. 
  11. ↑ Donald Trump's Cabinet Selections Signal Deregulation Moves Are Coming. The Wall Street Journal (December 8, 2016). Retrieved on December 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet. whitehouse.gov. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ [1], CNN.
  14. ↑ [2], The Cabinet .
  15. ↑ Trump originally nominated Andrew Puzder, but he withdrew.
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