The Trump Team
| Office | Name | Rich | Military | Education | Spouses | Career | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Donald Trump | yes | no | BS in economics, Wharton | 3 | business (2nd generation), tv personality, author | 24 hour tweeter, always on the attack, no patience for details |
| Vice President | Mike Pence | no | no | JD, Indiana U | 1 | US Rep, Governor | Conservative Republican |
| Chief strategist and senior counselor | Steve Bannon | yes | yes | MBA, Harvard | 3 | Goldman Sachs, movie producer, Breitbart News Exec Chair | Ideological leader of the Alt-Right |
| Chief of Staff | Reince Priebus | no | no | JD, Univ of Miami | 1 | GOP operative | Can talk to both Tea Party and mainline Repubs |
| Senior White House Adviser | Jared Kushner | yes | no | MBA, JD, NYU | 1 - Ivanka Trump | Real estate developer (2nd gen.), investor | Father was busted by Chris Christie; plans to sell most of his portfolio; problems with Federal nepotism law |
| Nat'l Security Advisor | Michael T. Flynn | no | yes | MBA, Golden Gate U; MA, Naval War College | Confirmed bachelor | 33 yrs military; Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency; consultant | Friend of Russia; possible violation of Logan Act |
| White House budget director | Mick Mulvaney | no | no | BS, Georgetown U, Int'l Economics, Commerce and Finance; JD, U of NC | 1 | politician, businessman, lawyer | paid maid or nanny off the books |
| Press Secy | Sean Spicer | no | yes | MA, Naval War College | 1 | Republican communications specialist | traffics in "alternative facts" |
| Sec of State | Rex Tillerson | yes | no | BS, civil engineering, U of TX | 1 | Exxon CEO | Putin buddy |
| Treasury Sec | Steve Mnuchin | yes | no | BA, Yale | engaged to #3 | Goldman Sachs (2nd generation); | Jewish |
| Defense Sec | James Mattis | no | yes | BA, Central Wash. U | Confirmed bachelor | 4 star general, Marines | Nickname "Mad Dog"; no longer opposes gays and women in military; will need waiver of National Security Act of 1947; better than Trump on foreign policy |
| Attorney Gen | Jeff Sessions | no | yes | JD, U of Alabama; | 1 | US Attorney, Ala Atty Gen, US Senate | Conservative Republican; supports reduced penalties for crack possession |
| Homeland Security Sec | John F. Kelly | no | yes | MA, Georgetown U; MS, Nat'l Defense U | 1 | Marine Corps Major General, lobbyist | Two children in the Marines, one died in combat |
| Commerce Sec | Wilbur Ross | yes | no | MBA, Harvard | 3 | investor, speculator, businessman | Helped Trump with bankruptcies; undocumented household employee |
| Labor Sec | Andrew Puzder | yes | no | JD, Washington U | 2 | businessman: Carl's Jr and Hardees | anti-abortion pioneer |
| Health & Human Svcs Sec | Tom Price | no | no | MD, U of Mich | 1 | Geo State Sen; US Rep., surgeon | Sponsor of Empowering Patients First Act (Obamacare replacement) and other healthcare legislation; active trader in healthcare stocks; "I seen my opportunities and I took 'em." |
| HUD sec | Ben Carson | yes | no | MD, U of Mich | 1 | Surgeon | He's black |
| Interior Sec | Ryan Zinke | no | yes | MBA, National U; MS, global leadership, U of San Diego | 1 | elected official | understands global warming threat |
| Transp Sec | Elaine Chao | no | no | MBA, Harvard | 1 - Mitch McConnell | Sec of Labor, Dep Sec of Transp | born in Taiwan |
| Energy Sec | Rick Perry | no | yes | BS, TX A&M | 1 | TX Gov | intelligent design; Bd member, Dakota Access Pipeline |
| EPA sec | Scott Pruitt | ? | no | JD, U of Tulsa | 1 | lawyer, OK Atty Gen'l | climate skeptic |
| SEC Chair | Jay Clayton | yes | no | BS, JD, U of Penn | unk | lawyer | Big deal Wall Street lawyer |
| Education Sec | Betsy DeVos | yes | no | BA, Calvin College | 1 | business, investor, philanthropist | Major figure in charter school movement; anti-union |
| Agriculture Sec | Sonny Perdue | no | yes | DVM, U of GA | 1 | politician, Gov of GA | Sneaky land deal |
| CIA Dir | Mike Pompeo | ? | yes | JD, Harvard | 1 | military, business, US Cong, House Intelligence Comm | far-right on everything |
| FCC Chair | Ajit Pai | no | no | BA, Harvard; JD, U of Chicago | 1 | telecommunications attorney; FCC commissioner | anti net neutrality; seeks reduced regulation; parents born in India |
| Amb to UN | Nikki Haley | no | no | BS, Clemson U, accounting | 1 | business, community service. politics, SC Gov | pro-life, conservative, Sikh parents |
| Amb to UK | Woody Johnson IV | yes | no | BA, U of AZ | 2 | business (4th gen), philanthropy | moderate Republican until 2016 |
| Amb to Israel | David M. Friedman | ? | no | JD, NYU | 1 | bankruptcy lawyer (!) | Jewish; supports Israeli settlements; right-wing fanatic |
| Amb to China | Terry Branstad | yes | yes | JD, Drake U | 1 | Gov of Iowa | old friend of Xi Jinping |
| Sec of the Army | Vincent Viola | yes | yes | JD, NY Law | 1 | Successful businessman, stock broker | not as rich as Trump |
| Chair of commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | ? | no | JD, U of VA; LLM, Pace U | 3 | Attorney (briefly disbarred); environmentalist | Anti-vaxxer |
| Senior director of strategic communications for the National Security Council | Monica Crowley | no | no | PhD, international relations, Columbia U | 0 | Author, pundit | Worked for Nixon; alleged plagiarist; expected to jump ship. |
| Cybersecurity advisor | Rudy Giuliani | yes | no | JD, NYU | 3 | Lawyer, US Atty, Mayor of NYC | Great during Sept 11 attacks, unimpressive since then |
| Head of National Trade Council | Peter Navarro | no | Peace Corps, 3 yrs | MPA and PhD, Harvard U | 1 | Economist, author, professor | Fringe economist, anti-China |
| Special Advisor to the President on Regulatory Reform | Carl Icahn | yes | yes | BA, Princeton | 2 | Investor, speculator, corporate raider | |
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