Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump has tapped for top roles
By Parker Kaufmann, Humera Lodhi and Christopher L. Keller
Last Updated April 10th, 2025
President Donald Trump prioritized loyalty as he built out a team for his second term, surrounding himself with people who served faithfully in his first administration or who worked for or donated to his campaigns.
Among the highest ranks of Trump’s administration are people who were part of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint that Trump insisted he had no affiliation with as he campaigned for the White House. Some have personal relationships with Trump that go back years, from his onetime golf caddy to his son’s former fiancée.
Prior Trump Administration
Florida Ties
Trump Donor
Worked on a Trump Campaign
Held Public Office
Formerly Opposed Trump
Media Personality
Billionaire
Affliated with Project 2025
Personal Relationship
Worked in the administration during Trump's first term.
Reporting and research by Sara Burnett, Lolita C. Baldor, Bill Barrow, Thomas Beaumont, Collin Binkley, Matt Brown, Cathy Bussewitz, Jill Colvin, Bernard Condon, Tara Copp, Matthew Daly, Jack Dura, Alanna Durkin Richer, Adriana Gomez Licon, Fatima Hussein, David Klepper, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Scott McFetridge, Matthew Perrone, Michelle L. Price, Amanda Seitz, Brian Slodysko, Mike Stobbe, Darlene Superville and Eric Tucker. Illustration by Peter Hamlin.
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