One of the most striking things about the second Trump administration is the diversity of opinions and specialties he has embraced and brought into his administration.
They all share the same goals, but in a very real sense, he has created a “team of rivals”–the term Doris Kearns Goodwin used to describe Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet during the Civil War. Briliant men, big personalities, clashing visions on how to achieve a common goal.
Everybody has focused on Elon Musk’s occasional abrasive conflicts with cabinet members, but as Trump’s Health and Human Services team has come together, a different sort of collaborative relationship has developed among men who have strikingly different approaches to achieving a similar set of goals–making America a healthier place.
There appears to be no friction between the team–they call each other friends–but…
