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The Fast and Furious Formation of Trump’s Second White House

Insiders are hoping for a sense of order that was often lacking during Trump’s first term.

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President Trump on stage with former first lady Melania Trump at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 6, 2024 at West Palm Beach, Florida. John Moore/Getty Images
M.J. KOCH
M.J. KOCH

President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly and furiously to fill out his White House cabinet and senior advising positions just one week after winning the election. The appointments so far suggest that the 47th president will, as expected, surround himself with MAGA loyalists, though his foreign policy picks are set to promote a more hawkish agenda abroad than neoconservatives feared.

Mike Waltz, National Security Adviser

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M.J. KOCH
M.J. KOCH

Ms. Koch graduated in 2023 from Harvard College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student weekly, the Harvard Independent. She reports on issues of higher education and foreign policy at The New York Sun.

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