Critics often set low expectations for President Donald Trump’s chosen Cabinet secretaries and agency administrators. Yet, several appointees have managed to defy these expectations, sometimes in surprising ways. This article explores various examples of such unexpected outcomes.
A photo taken by Elizabeth Frantz from Reuters captures President Donald Trump alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in Washington D.C. on August 7.
Opinions on Unexpected Appointees
Several Post Opinions writers, including Robert Gebelhoff, Dominic Pino, Henry Olsen, James Hohmann, and Damir Marusic, have shared their insights on which appointees have particularly defied early predictions.
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