[[File:Donald Trump official presidential photo.jpg|200px|thumb|Official presidential photo of Donald Trump]]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==
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<ref>{{cite web | last1=Schoen | first1=John W. | title=No President has Ever Waited This Long to Get a Cabinet Approved | url=httphttps://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). [httphttps://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). [httphttps://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). [httphttps://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==
According to the [[American Conservative Union]], Trump's cabinet was even more conservative than that of [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>Multiple references:
*Bedard, Paul (February 9, 2017). [httphttps://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.*Rodack, Jeffrey (February 9, 2017). [httphttps://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.
See also:
*Berry, Susan (October 13, 2017). [httphttps://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>
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."<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=httphttps://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=httphttps://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=httphttps://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.
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=httphttps://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==
[[File:Trump Cabinet formation timeline.png|thumb|400px|Formation of Donald Trump's cabinetin late 2016 and early 2017]]President Trump's cabinet:<ref name="Cabinet2017"/><ref name="CNN.com">[httphttps://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/11/politics/new-cabinet/], CNN.</ref><ref name="whitehouse.gov">[https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet], The Cabinet .</ref>
{| class=wikitable
|[[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]]||[[Mike Pence]]||[[Joseph Biden]]
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|[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]||[[Rex Tillerson]](2017–2018)<br>[[Mike Pompeo]] (2018–present)||[[John Kerry]]
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|[[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]||[[Steven Mnuchin]]||[[Jack Lew]]
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]||[[Jeff Sessions]](2017–2018)<br>[[Matthew G. Whitaker]] (Acting; 2018–2019)<br>[[William Barr]] (2019–present)||[[Loretta Lynch]]
|-
|[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]||[[Ryan Zinke]](2017–2019)<br>[[David Bernhardt]] (2019–present)||[[Sally Jewell]]
|-
|[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]||[[Sonny Perdue]]||[[Tom Vilsack]]
|[[Secretary of Labor]]||[[Alexander Acosta]]<ref>Trump originally nominated [[Andrew Puzder]], but he withdrew.</ref>||[[Thomas Perez]]
|-
|[[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]||[[Tom Price]](2017)<br>[[Alex Azar]] (2018–present)||[[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]]
|-
|[[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]||[[Ben Carson]]||[[Julian Castro]]
|[[Secretary of Education]]||[[Betsy DeVos]]||[[John King]]
|-
|[[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]||[[David Shulkin]](2017–2018)<br>[[Robert Wilkie]] (2018–present)||[[Robert McDonald]]
|-
|[[Secretary of Homeland Security]]||[[John F. Kelly]] (2017)<br>[[Kirstjen Nielsen]] (2017–2019)<br>[[Kevin McAleenan]] (Acting; 2019–present)||[[Jeh Johnson]]
|}
! Office !! Cabinet member
|-
| White House [[Chief of staff]] || [[Reince Priebus]] (2017)<br>[[John F. Kelly]] (2017-present2017–2019)<br>[[Mick Mulvaney]] (2019–present)
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| [[United States Trade Representative]] || [[Robert Lighthizer]]
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| [[Director of National Intelligence]] || [[Dan Coats]]
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| [[Representative of the United States to the United Nations]] || [[Nikki Haley]]
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| Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]] || [[Mick Mulvaney]]
|-
| Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] || [[Mike Pompeo]](2017–2018)<br>[[Gina Haspel]] (2018–present)
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| Administrator of the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] || [[Scott Pruitt]](2017–2018)<br>[[Andrew Wheeler]] (2018–present)
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| Administrator of the [[Small Business Administration]] || [[Linda McMahon]](2017–2019)<br>[[Chris Pilkerton]] (Acting; 2019–present)
|}
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