
Donald Trump Cabinet: Republican Donald J. Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of America. He has occupied the top post of the country with the world’s largest economy for the second time after 2017. Heads of state and senior leaders of many countries were present at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represented India.
Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts administered the oath to him in the Capitol Rotunda. Earlier, Vice President-elect JD Vance also took the oath of office. This time, changes are also being seen in his cabinet. This time 5 out of the top 16 posts in the government have been given to women.
Know how much Trump’s cabinet has changed
- In 2017, when Trump became President for the first time, he did not include any woman in his top-16. His top 16 were all men. This time the situation seems to have changed. He has given 5 out of 16 posts to women. Pam Bondi has been appointed Attorney General of Florida. At the same time, Brook Rollins has been appointed Secretary of Agriculture, Lori DeRemer as Secretary of Labor, Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education and Kristi Noyam as Secretary of Homeland Security.
- In 2018, Pew Research had prepared a data. According to this, of all the people Trump included in his cabinet in 2017, only 33 percent had experience of working in the government and the American system. At the same time, more than 60 percent of the people in the cabinet were inexperienced. At the same time, this time the members appointed to 12 of the top 16 posts have already worked in the government and the system. Cabinet members Kristi Noyam and Doug Burgum have previously been governors. Whereas, Vice President JD Vance and Marco Rubio were US senators.
- The number of industrialists was more in Trump’s previous cabinet. Industrialists had dominance in big departments like Agriculture, Health, Commerce and Power. This time he has also reduced this dominance. This time there are also 4 people who are associated with the military. Last time there was a shortage of people associated with the military. There were only 2 people who were military officers. This time people having knowledge of law have also been included in the cabinet. The Vice President himself has studied law.
- The province of Virginia had dominance in Trump’s previous cabinet. A total of 3 people from the province were part of the cabinet. At the same time, 2 people from Indiana state were included in the cabinet. This time he has tried to reach out to all the provinces. There are 2-2 people in the cabinet from Texas and Florida.