President-elect Donald J. Trump’s final flurry of cabinet picks and other appointments rounded out what his aides described as a unified, loyal, MAGA-driven administration.
There is a revenge team, led by prospective nominees with instructions to rip apart the Justice Department, the intelligence agencies and the Defense Department, hunting down the so-called deep state and anyone who participated in the prosecutions of Mr. Trump.
There is a calm-the-markets team, which Mr. Trump hopes will be led by Scott Bessent, the Wall Street billionaire who Mr. Trump chose for Treasury secretary.
And then there is a government shrinkage team, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whose goals are wildly ambitious, to put it mildly.
(For the record, the total federal budget in the 2024 fiscal year was $6.75 trillion.)
Persons:
Donald J, MAGA, Trump, Scott Bessent, Bessent, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk
Organizations:
Justice Department, Defense Department, Wall Street