Trump tries to right his biggest wrong from first term with Cabinet picks
By
Mabinty Quarshie
November 18, 2024 7:02 am
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President-elect Donald Trump‘s unconventional selections for his second White House term have shocked Washington and bucked the traditional GOP establishment.
However, that team of disruptors may be exactly what he wants after voters soundly rejected Vice President Kamala Harris and ushered in Republican total control of the White House, Senate, and House.
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Unlike his 2016 win, Trump will return to the White House with day-one experience with how Washington operates and a clearer understanding of the staff who dare to undo the status quo. He also knows who will be loyal to him, as evidenced by those who stood by him when he was in the political wilderness after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Perhaps most emblematic of Trump’s new approach is nominating former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as his attorney general. Picking the firebrand loyalist sent shockwaves through Washington, with some congressional lawmakers calling the selection “reckless.”
“He’s a disruptor, and the Department of Justice needs massive disruption,” said House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). “And you know, he would, he would shake things up over (the) Department of Justice in a way that need(s) to be shaken up.”
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