Here is how our government structure in Washington is shaping up.

1. REX TILLERSON
SECRETARY OF STATE
MINISTER OF FORIEGN
AFFAIRS

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REX TILLERSON
SECRETARY OF STATE
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Tillerson is the CEO of Exxon Mobil, which has
operations in about 50 countries. Russia award-
ed Tillerson its Order of Friendship in 2013, and
Tillerson maintains a close relationship with
Vladimir Putin. Exxon Mobil has billions of
dollars’ worth of deals that can only proceed if
the U.S. lifts sanctions on Russia, the New York
Times reports. Unlike Trump, Tillerson praised
the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has long
spoken out in favor of free trade. He originally
supported Jeb Bush for president, giving him
the maximum allowed contribution in Septem-
ber of last year.
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3. STEVE MNUCHIN
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
MINISTER OF TREASURY

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STEVE MNUCHIN
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
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Mnuchin is a former Goldman Sachs banker
who served as Trump’s campaign finance chair-
man. He ran OneWest Bank, which doubled its
branches but foreclosed on 36,000 homeowners
and was accused of racial bias in lending under
his leadership, the Los Angeles Times reports.
He sold OneWest in 2014 for double what he
paid for it. He ran Relativity media, which went
bankrupt — but not before it paid a $50 million
loan back to OneWest.
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5. JAMES MATTIS
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
MINISTER OF DEFENSE

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JAMES MATTIS
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
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A retired general, he was the supreme allied
commander of NATO for nearly three years. He
is known for his scholarly intellectualism and
pithy quotes. His animus for Iran led Obama
to (controversially) replace him as the head of
CentCom. He said Iraq was “probably […] a stra-
tegic mistake.” The Washington Post reported
he pushed the Army to use Theranos despite red
flags, then joined its board.
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7. JEFF SESSIONS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
MINISTER OF JUSTICE

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JEFF SESSIONS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
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The Alabama senator was denied a federal
judgeship in 1986 due to allegations of racist
statements and concerns over his level of in-
volvement in what critics said was a racially
motivated voter fraud case. His track record on
race continues to be scrutinized. The Atlantic
found no evidence he’d filed desegregation
lawsuits in Alabama, as he’s repeatedly claimed.
He co-sponsored the Fair Sentencing Act, which
cut the sentencing disparity between crack and
powder cocaine. He defends harsh minimum
sentences and bucked a bipartisan criminal
justice reform effort. He opposes any form of
citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
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9. ANDREW PUZDER
SECRETARY OF LABOR
MINISTER OF
PRODUCTION

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ANDREW PUZDER
SECRETARY OF LABOR
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Puzder is the CEO of the parent company of
Carl’s Jr., which is currently navigating sever-
al lawsuits concerning wages and employee
treatment. Little reporting has been done on
Puzder, though he has made his views known
in op-eds, interviews, and an obscure book
he wrote in 2010 attacking unions and the
Obama Administration. He opposes raising
the minimum wage and expanding overtime
eligibility. He believes Obamacare helped
lead to a “restaurant recession.” He defends
Carl’s Jr.’s racy ads, calling bikinis and burgers
“very American.”
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11. RICK PERRY
SECRETARY OF ENERGY
MINISTER OF ENERGY

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RICK PERRY
SECRETARY OF ENERGY
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The former Texas governor previously sup-
ported abolishing the Department of Energy
entirely. He was on the board of Energy Transfer
Partners, the company behind the Dakota Ac-
cess Pipeline. Oil production surged during his
governorship, boosting the economy but raising
environmental concerns. Many credit him with
Texas’ relative stability during the economic
crisis, but some reject the “Texas Miracle” al-
together and others say it came at the expense
of necessary programs. He gave millions out
to businesses in tax incentives, including $30
million to a company that didn’t exist.
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13. BETSY DeVOS
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
MINISTER OF EDUCATION

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BETSY DeVOS
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
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DeVos is a billionaire philanthropist who has
campaigned for charter schools and vouchers
in her homestate of Michigan — and fought
to minimize oversight of them. She’s led the
efforts to drastically expand charters in Detroit,
but they have scored lower than their public
school counterparts, Politico reports. Bridge,
a non-profit Michigan news outlet, reports her
fight for school choice has left many public
schools scrambling for students. An education
advocacy group she headed owes Ohio $5.3 mil-
lion for election law violations, stemming from
an unpaid fine in 2008.
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15. REINCE PRIEBUS
CHIEF OF STAFF
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THE LIASON

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REINCE PRIEBUS
CHIEF OF STAFF
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He’s the longest serving chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee and was formerly the
head of the Wisconsin Republican Party — the
youngest person ever to serve in that role. He’s
raised record amounts for the RNC. He au-
thored the party’s “autopsy” calling for a more
inclusive message after its 2012 loss, but has
since found himself defending positions taken
by Trump that are in direct contrast with that
report. He’s known for his ability to “build and
maintain” political relationships.
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17. SCOTT PRUITT
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
MINISTER OF POLLUTION

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SCOTT PRUITT
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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The Oklahoma attorney general has deep ties
to the fossil fuel industry, and formed a secret
alliance between the industry and other AGs
to fight Obama’s climate proposals. He is seen
as a hero among conservatives who believe the
EPA oversteps its federal authority. A billion-
aire oil magnate headed his 2013 re-election.
He is a climate change skeptic, has repeated-
ly sued to prevent EPA regulations, and has
vowed to “cancel” the Paris accord, a United Na-
tions agreement to curb CO2 emissions starting
in 2020.
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19. ROBERT LIGHTHIZER
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
MINISTER OF TRADE

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ROBERT LIGHTHIZER
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
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Lighthizer is a former trade official under Pres-
ident Reagan, and is currently a partner in
international trade at Skadden, one of the
world’s largest law firms. He has represented
U.S. Steel Corp in several anti-dumping cases
against China. While he has been heavily in-
volved in international trade issues over the
last three decades, little reporting has been
done about him. He was an early Trump sup-
porter, and penned an op-ed in the Washington
Times defending his protectionist trade policies
against conservative critics.
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21. LINDA McMAHON
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MINISTER OF RETAIL

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LINDA McMAHON
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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The co-founder of wrestling organization WWE
gave $6 million to a pro-Trump super PAC and
$5 million to Trump’s foundation. She unsuc-
cessfully ran for the U.S. Senate twice, spending
almost $100 million. She resigned after a year of
serving on Connecticut’s education board when
a legal opinion barred members from partici-
pating in political activity. She supported a plan
by President Obama that would have eliminated
the Small Business Administration entirely.
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23. DAN COATS
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
MINISTER OF DOMESTIC
SURVEILANCE

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DAN COATS
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
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As a two-time Indiana senator, Coats served on
the Senate Intelligence Committee and has a
reputation for bipartisanship. He was previous-
ly the ambassador to Germany, then worked as a
manufacturing lobbyist before being elected to
the Senate for a second time. He is banned from
Russia because of his support for sanctions
after the annexation of Crimea. He support-
ed a bill to expand cyber threat data sharing
between private companies and the govern-
ment, which civil liberties groups staunchly op-
posed. He also wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed
defending bulk data collection.
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25. MIKE POMPEO
DIRECTOR OF THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
MINISTER OF
INTELLIGENCE

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MIKE POMPEO
DIRECTOR OF THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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As a Kansas congressman, Pompeo has been a
strong supporter of the NSA’s bulk data collec-
tion and supports the death penalty for Edward
Snowden. He’s pledged to end the “disastrous”
Iran deal and advocated bombing Iran’s nuclear
capacity to prevent it from developing nuclear
weapons. He supports keeping Guantanamo
Bay, calling it a “goldmine of intelligence” that
treats prisoners “exceptionally well.” He found-
ed Thayer Aerospace with investment from
Koch Industries, and the Koch brothers have
been some of his largest political donors.
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27. JAY CLAYTON
CHAIRMAN OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
MINISTER OF
ECONOMICS

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JAY CLAYTON
CHAIRMAN OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Clayton is a partner in the law firm Sullivan &
Cromwell, specializing in mergers and capital
market offerings. Little reporting has been
done about him. In a video posted by his firm
he compares cybersecurity mandates for banks
to Dodd-Frank, which he considers flawed. He
was the head of a committee that advocated the
rollback of parts of the Foreign Corrupt Practic-
es Act, which the SEC has partial authority over.
He has represented several high-profile com-
panies including Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs
and Ally Financial Inc.
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29. MIKE FLYNN
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
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MINISTER OF WAR

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MIKE FLYNN
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
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A retired general, Flynn was forced out as the
head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, report-
edly for his attitude and “conspiratorial world-
view,” Politico and the New York Times report.
He’d previously been “one of the most respected
military intelligence officers of his generation.”
Files show he “inappropriately shared” classi-
fied information. He has a history of sharing
conspiracy theories on social media, and views
Islam as “a cancer.” Prior to this, Flynn has been
a foreign lobbyist and has close ties to Russia.
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31. STEVE BANNON
SENIOR COUNSELOR AND
CHIEF STRATEGIST
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THE DARK STATE

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STEVE BANNON
SENIOR COUNSELOR AND
CHIEF STRATEGIST
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Bannon was the CEO of Trump’s campaign. He
ran Breitbart, a far right website known for pub-
lishing sexist, racist and homophobic content.
Politico reports Breitbart employees described
constant mistreatment under his leadership. He
believes we are at war against “jihadist Islamic
fascism.” He’s called liberal women “a bunch
of dykes.” He’s cited Nazi propagandist Leni
Riefenstahl as an inspiration. He once wrote
a screenplay setting Shakespeare’s “Titus An-
dronicus” in outer space.
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33. STEPHEN MILLER
SENIOR POLICY ADVISER
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MINISTER OF
PATRIOTISM

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STEPHEN MILLER
SENIOR POLICY ADVISER
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The 30-year-old former Jeff Sessions staffer
served as a senior policy adviser to Donald
Trump’s campaign. He is most known for rev-
ving up crowds before Trump spoke at ral-
lies. Miller helped write Trump’s immigra-
tion policies, and has worked closely with far
right news organization Breitbart. Miller began
writing political columns at age 17, writing on
everything from his high school’s “rampant
political correctness,” Duke University’s “un-
relenting health fascists,” and Maya Angelou’s
“racial paranoia.”
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35. KELLYANNE CONWAY
COUNSELOR
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MINSISTER OF
PROPOGANDA

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KELLYANNE CONWAY
COUNSELOR
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Conway, a longtime Republican strategist,
pundit and pollster, was Trump’s campaign
manager. She had originally endorsed Ted Cruz,
leading his super PAC and going after Trump
in attack ads in key states. She was hired by the
Trump campaign when Cruz exited the race.
Conway worked for Missouri Congressman
Todd Akin, and defended him after his con-
troversial “legitimate rape” comment. She has
spoken out against feminism, calling it “doom
and gloom” and arguing it should be replaced
by “femininity.”
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37. PETER NAVARRO
TRADE CZAR
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MINISTER OF
PROTECTIONISM

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PETER NAVARRO
TRADE CZAR
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Navarro was a member of Trump’s economic
transition team, and is a professor at the
University of California, Irvine. He is staunch-
ly anti- China, and called Trump’s pro-
posed 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods
“appropriate.” He wrote a book called “Death
By China: Confronting the Dragon,” in which he
argued China was becoming “the planet’s most
efficient assassin.” He self-produced a low bud-
get documentary based on the book, which was
panned by critics.
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39. SEAN SPICER
PRESS SECRETARY
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MINISTER OF
MISINFORMATION

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SEAN SPICER
PRESS SECRETARY
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Spicer has been the Republican National Com-
mittee’s communications director since 2011
and chief strategist since 2015. He has previous-
ly been an outspoken advocate of free trade, and
will now have to represent Trump’s protection-
ist policies — something he likened to the work
of a defense attorney defending a criminal.
While Spicer has said Trump will not ban media
from the White House briefing room, he has also
said briefings may no longer be daily.
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41. JARED KUSHNER
SENIOR ADVISER
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THE GOLDEN BOY

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JARED KUSHNER
SENIOR ADVISER
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Kushner is Donald Trump’s son-in-law and
the helps run his family’s real estate empire.
He isn’t taking a salary for his White House
position. He’s selling many of his assets to his
brothers or placing them in and a family trust.
Ethics experts say the family ties mean the plan
falls short of meaningful divestiture. He was re-
portedly responsible for the Trump campaign’s
successful digital strategy and acted as a “de
facto campaign manager.” He was admitted
to Harvard University after his father donated
$2.5 million.
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43. CARL ICAHN
REGULATORY CZAR
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SHADY MF

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CARL ICAHN
REGULATORY CZAR
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The 80-year-old billionaire is a noted investor
and “activist shareholder,” buying and selling
stakes in companies in order to push the di-
rection of their boards. He was an early Trump
supporter, and pledged $150 million to a super
PAC supporting him. Icahn bought Trump’s Taj
Mahal Casino Resorts in Atlantic City, N.J. out
of bankruptcy in 2014. He closed it in October
after a union dispute. The new administration
position is not formal, nor is it paid, so Icahn
will not have to sell off any of his business in-
terests — an arrangement likely to create large
conflicts of interest, reports CNBC.
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