Around Donald Trump, a team of loyal relatives determined to mark a historic break

Donald Trump traffic “a new golden age” in the United States. When he arrives at the White House, on January 20, he will inherit a dynamic economy, a very low unemployment rate (4.1%), ambitious investment programs in infrastructure and key sectors. . Its stated priorities are a historic campaign of expulsions of undocumented immigrants, an aggressive policy of customs duties and a reconfiguration of the federal state, bending its agents to an obligation of loyalty towards it, but also reducing an unsustainable budget deficit ( 6.2% of gross domestic product).

The composition of his team, at the White House and in the main branches of government, testifies to this demand for submission. It also represents an unprecedented risk of confusion between general interest and partisan interest, service to the American public and personal enrichment, like the multifaceted role assumed by Elon Musk, boss of the SpaceX group, Tesla and the X network, an instrument propaganda in the service of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Ecology, respect for international law and traditional alliances of the United States also appear threatened.

At the White House, loyalty and discipline

Moving quickly, without dissonant notes, in a form of ideological coherence and discipline: this is the roadmap for Donald Trump's new team of advisors at the White House. The chief of staff, Susie Wiles, 67, is of rare discretion. The Republican consultant, who co-directed the candidate's campaign, even refused to speak on the microphone, on the evening of the victory of November 6, 2024, despite encouragement from the president-elect. The first woman to occupy this position in the White House, she is not familiar with the functioning of the federal apparatus, having spent most of her career in the state of Florida. But Susie Wiles wants to processstrict control of access to the president, and the definition of priorities and binding timetables. If she is not known for radical personal positions, she sees her commitment in terms of efficiency.

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