2017, Washington Post
In 2017, incoming President Donald Trump’s Cabinet was comprised of the ultra-rich, their collective wealth dwarfing that of any other in American history. While money and privilege have been more the rule than the exception in US politics, from George Washington to George W. Bush, Trump’s picks were distinctive in their opposition to the missions of the federal departments they were chosen to lead.
Keywords: elites, Trump cabinet, DeVos, populism, Roosevelt