Many American Presidents have had Cabinet Officers who are corrupt and disgraceful in their behavior.
But no Presidency matches, particularly, in the second term of Donald Trump, only 19 months, the horrifying corruption and disgraceful behavior of Cabinet Officers, and already some Cabinet Members are gone, and others, seemingly, on thin ice.
Already, Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security; Attorney General Pam Bondi; Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard; and Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer have been removed from their posts, ironically all women.
But there are so many others who are corrupt and disgraceful, and should be removed, but Donald Trump seems more comfortable with his male Cabinet Officers.
Among the “worst of the worst” in ranked order are the ten following:
Secretary of Defense (War)—Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Health and Human Services—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent
Attorney General Todd Blanche
Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought
Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum
Environmental Protection Agency Head Lee Zeldin
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy
This does not mean that the remainder of the Trump Cabinet in the second term is much better, with only one—Secretary of State Marco Rubio being not totally disgraceful, but still a major disappointment as he, like so many others, has abandoned all principles and beliefs in service of Donald Trump.