President Donald Trump is holding his first cabinet meeting today, Wednesday, since returning to office last month. The meeting aims to push his agenda forward, as Congress has already confirmed most of his nominees.
Among the attendees is billionaire Elon Musk, a strong Trump supporter who has been entrusted with overseeing the newly established « Government Efficiency Administration » (DOGE). While Musk holds no official government position, he has been designated as a “special government employee” and a “senior advisor to the president,” according to White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt. Musk has advocated for mass layoffs of federal employees, making his role in this administration particularly significant.
Musk is not the only controversial figure in Trump’s cabinet. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is a known vaccine skeptic, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard has promoted conspiracy theories, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has faced allegations of sexual misconduct.
So far, the Senate, where Trump’s Republican Party holds a slim majority, has confirmed all his nominees despite Democratic criticism over their history and lack of experience. The only Republican senator to oppose a nominee was former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who voted against Kennedy’s appointment, citing concerns from the medical community over his spread of misinformation on vaccines.
Meanwhile, Musk’s leadership at DOGE is already causing turmoil. On Tuesday, a third of its employees resigned after Musk sent an email to nearly two million federal workers demanding they justify their roles or face termination. Several government agencies advised employees to ignore the message or downplay its risks. Since Trump’s inauguration, thousands of federal employees—mostly recent appointees or those who had been promoted—have already been dismissed.
