Principal // The Announcement
He posts, therefore it is policy.
He ran for president a third time and won. On January 20, 2025, he stood in the Capital One Arena and declared that the golden age of America had begun. Between January 20 and January 24, he signed sixty-six executive orders. He golfs on weekends. He is always posting.
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Acquisition // Chief Morale Officer
He bought the platform. He is still posting on it.
On January 20, 2025, Elon Musk walked onstage at the inaugural celebration, placed his hand over his heart, and thrust his arm outward twice toward the crowd. He described the feeling as “a wave of love.” He was simultaneously running the Department of Government Efficiency, Tesla, SpaceX, X, xAI, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. He posted about it.
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Defense // The Confirmation Hearing Survivor
Confirmed 50–50. The Vice President broke the tie.
Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Secretary of Defense on January 25, 2025, by a vote of 50 to 50. He had no prior government executive experience. He had hosted a weekend morning program on Fox News. He kept a tattoo reading DEUS VULT on his forearm. He held evangelical prayer services inside the Pentagon. The Inspector General opened an investigation.
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Health // The Diagnosis
He found a worm in his brain. He reported it to no one at the time.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services on February 13, 2025. In a 2012 deposition, he stated that a doctor had told him a worm had entered his brain, eaten a portion of it, and then died. He disclosed this during a 2024 presidential campaign. He is now responsible for the nation’s public health infrastructure. He keeps bees.
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Homeland Security // Fully Committed to the Bit
She shot her dog. She wrote about it. She published the book.
Kristi Noem was confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security on January 25, 2025. In her 2024 memoir, she described shooting her fourteen-month-old dog, Cricket, in a gravel pit on her property because the dog had killed a neighbor’s chickens. She also described shooting a goat. The book sold. She oversees the United States border. The lashes are always on.
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Management // The Architect of the Paperwork
He has been planning this since the last time.
Russell Vought was confirmed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget on January 20, 2025 — the same day Trump was inaugurated. He had held the same role in the first term. He co-authored Project 2025’s chapter on the executive branch. He described his governing philosophy as ensuring that federal employees “exist in a constant state of fear.” He was confirmed by a voice vote.
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Intelligence // The Convert
She used to caucus with the Democrats. She confirmed 52–48.
Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence on January 23, 2025. She had previously served as a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, run for president in the 2020 Democratic primary, and appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show enough times to constitute a secondary career. She was confirmed over the objections of members of both parties. She now receives the President’s Daily Brief.
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Press // The Refrain
Every day. Including that day. Including the one after.
Karoline Leavitt became White House Press Secretary on January 20, 2025 — the youngest person ever to hold the position. She briefs the press corps daily. Her recurring statement, across all topics, all events, all developments: “The golden age of America has begun.” She means it every time.
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Enforcement // The Border Czar
He prefers the term “Border Czar.” He did not coin it.
Tom Homan was named Border Czar by the Trump administration in November 2024. He is not a Cabinet member and requires no Senate confirmation. His directive: three thousand deportations per day. He has appeared in congressional testimony, press briefings, and a considerable number of cable news hits. He is always certain.
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Justice // Currently Reviewing the Files
She said the Epstein files were on her desk. That was in February.
Pam Bondi was confirmed as Attorney General on February 4, 2025, by a vote of 54 to 46. On February 5, she announced that the Jeffrey Epstein files were “on her desk” and that she would be reviewing them. The files were subsequently released. The client list
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Enforcement // The MAGA Enforcer
She was banned everywhere first. Then she got a West Wing badge.
Laura Loomer was banned from Twitter, Facebook, Uber, Lyft, PayPal, and GoFundMe before she was welcomed into the West Wing. In spring 2025, she circulated a list of National Security Council staff she considered insufficiently loyal; several were subsequently fired. She was granted a Pentagon press pass. She
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Procedural // The Tiebreaker
Constitutionally required. Historically inconvenient. Always present.
JD Vance was inaugurated as the 50th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2025. His first official act was casting the deciding vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. He has cast the deciding vote in the United States Senate
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Movement // Founder, Turning Point USA
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