Who's in Donald Trump's new administration? A snapshot of age, race and gender
Get the Facts on how Trump's second administration compares to the U.S. population
Get the Facts on how Trump's second administration compares to the U.S. population
Get the Facts on how Trump's second administration compares to the U.S. population
Sixteen women. Twelve TV and news media personalities. Ten immigrants. A former NFL football player.
These are among the first 100 people who President-elect Donald Trump has named to various positions for his upcoming administration.
To examine who will be in Trump's upcoming administration, the Hearst Television Data Team analyzed a snapshot of the first 100 people Trump announced positions for on this Truth Social account.
The growing total number of people in Trump's administration will vary based on how many new positions are created and typical turnover. And, many of the nominees still require Senate confirmation to be official.
Trump's administration thus far doesn't represent the U.S. population in two key areas: race and gender.
White people were overrepresented among Trump's first 100 administration names. While only about 58% of the United States is white, they make up 87% of Trump's first picks.
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Among the first 100, only one Black person has been named 바카라 게임 웹사이트 former NFL player and head of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, Scott Turner. Trump tapped Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Hispanic and Latino people were also underrepresented, but Trump's percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander administration members matches the country's general population.
Only 16% of Trump's first administration picks were women 바카라 게임 웹사이트 far below the half of the country they represent. That percent matches how many Republican women are in the 119th U.S. Congress but is below the percentage of congressional Democrats who are women, 42%.
The most common birth state among Trump's new administration of those that were publicly available is New York 바카라 게임 웹사이트 matching where the President-elect was born. California is the second most common.
Trump's new team spans at least 25 different states, D.C. and American Samoa, where Tulsi Gabbard 바카라 게임 웹사이트 the National Intelligence Director nominee 바카라 게임 웹사이트 was born. The Hearst Television Data Team only examined birth states, not current residences of the new Trump administration.
There are also a sizable number of immigrants and foreign-born people among Trump's upcoming administration 바카라 게임 웹사이트 despite his first-term "Build the Wall" stance and 2024 promise of mass deportations. Recently, Trump said he's considering a skilled workers immigration program, a shift from his old views against H-1B visas.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk 바카라 게임 웹사이트 who was a top political donor to Trump and once had an H-1B visa바카라 게임 웹사이트 was born in South Africa before later immigrating to Canada and then the United States. Musk will co-lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
In addition to South Africa, Trump's new administration members come from India, the United Kingdom, Cuba, Ireland, Lebanon and the Netherlands.
While not an immigrant, Deputy Secretary of State nominee Christopher Landau was born in Spain while his father was stationed there with the Foreign Service.
As for age, Trump's first 100 administration members represent a near-perfect bell curve. The youngest is Taylor Budowich 바카라 게임 웹사이트 deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel 바카라 게임 웹사이트 at 27 years old, and the oldest is Keith Kellogg 바카라 게임 웹사이트 special envoy for Ukraine and Russia 바카라 게임 웹사이트 at 80 years old.
Kellogg is the only one among Trump's initial staff older than the 78-year-old President-elect.
There are also at least four publicly out LGBTQ+ individuals among Trump's first 100 administration picks. They include Secretary of Treasury nominee Scott Bessent; Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment nominee Jacob Helberg; presidential envoy for special missions nominee Richard Grenell; and Ambassador to Belgium nominee Bill White.
That's close to the 7.6% of American adults who identify as LGBTQ+, according to a .
There are also at least 12 former TV stars and news media contributors who have landed top roles in the new Trump administration.
One of the biggest names is Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, who cohosted "Fox & Friends" from 2017-2024. The military veteran recently faced a heated Senate confirmation hearing, where he was asked questions about his qualifications and a sexual assault allegation, which he has denied.
Below are all the TV personalities and news media contributors among Trump's first administration picks, where they used to work and the role they were nominated for.
- Tom Homan: Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 commentator (border czar)
- Mike Huckabee: Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 talk show host (Ambassador to Israel)
- Pete Hegseth: "Fox & Friends" cohost (Secretary of Defense)
- Sean Duffy: Fox Business cohost and Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 contributor (Secretary of Transportation)
- Mehmet Oz: Host of "The Dr. Oz Show" (CMS Administrator)
- Matthew Whitaker: CNN contributor (Ambassador to NATO)
- Sebastian Gorka: 온라인 바카라 게임MaxTV media host and commentator (Senior Director for Counterterrorism)
- Marty Makary: The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal contributor (FDA chief)
- Monica Crowley: Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 contributor and The Washington Times opinion editor (Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State and Chief of Protocol)
- Kimberly Guilfoyle: Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 co-host (Ambassador to Greece)
- Kari Lake: KSAZ-TV news anchor (director of Voice of America)
- Richard Grenell: Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 contributor (Presidential Envoy for Special Missions)
Mike/Michael was the most common name among Trump's first 100 administration picks and also in the 119th Congress 바카라 게임 웹사이트 both at about 6%. Only 1% of the U.S. population is named Mike/Michael, according to mynamestats.com.
There are 26 Mikes/Michaels in the 119th Congress and six named among Trump's first 100 administration picks.
Data journalist Nicki Camberg contributed to the data collection for this article.