Donald Trump learned some valuable lessons from his first term. Trump 45’s Cabinet picks were a who’s who of swamp creatures. His Cabinet picks this go-around are (mostly) all-stars.
J.D. Vance has been a solid communicator of the MAGA agenda.
Marco Rubio has been a shining star, handling “all of his duties” with aplomb.
After a potentially career-ending blunder at the outset with his Signal mishandling, Pete Hegseth has proven the leader needed to advance Donald Trump’s military objectives in service to his strategy to re-establish American dominance abroad, and more importantly in our hemisphere.
Kristi Noem has effectively done what Donald Trump has asked her to do, what he ran on: securing the southern border and deporting criminal illegal aliens.
Economically, Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, and Kevin Hassett have maneuvered through a very tenuous re-ordering of our trade relationships with allies and adversaries.
Honorable mentions go to Stephen Miller, Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Karoline Leavitt, Tom Homan, RFK Jr., and assistant attorney general Harmeet Dhillon. The only failing grade that I would offer is for Attorney General Pam Bondi.