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In his second term, Trump prioritized personal loyalty over subject-matter expertise when selecting cabinet members. Elon Musk was appointed as a special government employee and given access to multiple federal agencies through his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Additionally, Trump appointed 23 former Fox News employees to his administration.

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In his second term, Trump prioritized personal loyalty over subject-matter expertise when selecting cabinet members. Elon Musk was appointed as a special government employee and given access to multiple federal agencies through his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Additionally, Trump appointed 23 former Fox News employees to his administration.

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‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬
‭2‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭, the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬


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‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the "focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025, the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬


‭4‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬
‭5‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬


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‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the "focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬


‭7‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬
‭8‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members‬‭with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the‬‭"focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

‭ersonnel, 2025–present‬

‭Main articles:‬‭Political appointments of the second‬‭Trump administration‬‭and‬‭Second cabinet of Donald‬‭Trump‬

‭Further information:‬‭Hiring and personnel of Donald‬‭Trump‬


‭9‬

‭In his second term, Trump selected‬‭cabinet‬‭members with personal loyalty to him,‬‭[579]‬‭[580]‬‭with the "focus on loyalty over‬

‭subject-matter expertise".‬‭[580]‬‭In February 2025,‬‭the White House stated that‬‭Elon Musk‬‭was a‬‭special‬‭government employee‬‭.‭[‬ 581]‬

‭Trump gave Musk's‬‭Department of Government Efficiency‬‭(DOGE) access to many federal government agencies.‬‭[581]‬‭Musk's teams‬

‭operated in eighteen departments and agencies in the administration's first month,‬‭[582]‬‭including in the‬‭Treasury Department's $5‬

‭trillion payment system,‬‭[583]‬‭the‬‭Small Business Administration‬‭,‬‭the‬‭Office of Personnel Management‬‭, and the‬‭General‬‭Services‬

‭Administration‬‭.‭[‬ 584]‬‭He nominated or appointed 23‬‭former‬‭Fox News‬‭employees to his administration.‬‭[585]‬

‭Judiciary, 2025–present‬

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