Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting

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Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting

In President Trump’s first Cabinet meeting of his second term, Elon Musk dominated the media’s discussion despite not being an official Cabinet member. The Hill noted, “Trump recognized Musk to speak first. Musk referred to himself as ‘humble tech support,’ but his comments reflected his wide-reaching role.”

At the meeting, Trump confirmed Ukrainian President Zelensky’s upcoming visit, criticized trade policies of the European Union and Canada and vowed to impose tariffs.

Other Cabinet members addressed key issues. From The Hill:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, was asked about a measles outbreak in Texas, a particularly sensitive issue given Kennedy’s rhetoric about vaccines.

“There are two people who have died, but we’re watching it … and we’re going to continue to follow it,” Kennedy told reporters.

Trump said “every single one” of the generals involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should be fired.

“I’m not going to tell this man what to do, but I will say that if I had his place, I’d fire every single one of them,” Trump said, gesturing to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, seated beside him.

Hegseth replied that the Pentagon is “doing a complete review of every single aspect of what happened” with the deadly and chaotic August 2021 withdrawal and plans “to have full accountability.”

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