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Cabinet Rankings

Trump Cabinet ยท Inaugurated Jan 2025

Trump Cabinet members and White House officials ranked by People's Champion vs. Hawk Index

Most hawkish โ†’ least hawkish ยท 28 members

๐Ÿฆ… Hawk Index โ€” Trump Cabinet
1
Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy / Homeland Security Advisor
RCalifornia
98/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ5
2
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
Secretary of Homeland Security
RSouth Dakota
88/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ15
3
Tom Homan
Tom Homan
Border Czar (Homeland Security Advisor)
RNew York
92/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ8
4
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense
RMinnesota
95/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ12
5
John Ratcliffe
John Ratcliffe
CIA Director
RTexas
85/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ20
6
Kash Patel
Kash Patel
FBI Director
RNew York
90/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ8
7
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
Director of National Intelligence
RHawaii
82/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ25
8
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
Attorney General
RFlorida
78/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ22
9
Russell Vought
Russell Vought
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
RVirginia
80/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ10
10
JD Vance
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States
ROhio
65/100
Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ38
11
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
Secretary of State
RFlorida
78/100
Extreme Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ28
12
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
US Ambassador to the United Nations
RNew York
72/100
Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ18
13
Jamieson Greer
Jamieson Greer
US Trade Representative
RIllinois
55/100
Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ28
14
Elon Musk
Former
Elon Musk
Senior Advisor / DOGE (Former)
ITexas
58/100
Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ15
15
Chris Wright
Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy
RColorado
48/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ22
16
Susie Wiles
Susie Wiles
White House Chief of Staff
RFlorida
52/100
Hawk
๐Ÿ•Š Champ20
17
Howard Lutnick
Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Commerce
RNew York
45/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ25
18
Doug Burgum
Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior
RNorth Dakota
42/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ25
19
Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin
EPA Administrator
RNew York
42/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ35
20
Doug Collins
Doug Collins
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
RGeorgia
35/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ28
21
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation
RWisconsin
30/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ52
22
Brooke Rollins
Brooke Rollins
Secretary of Agriculture
RTexas
28/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ55
23
Linda McMahon
Linda McMahon
Secretary of Education
RConnecticut
28/100
Moderate
๐Ÿ•Š Champ32
24
Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent
Secretary of the Treasury
RSouth Carolina
25/100
Dove
๐Ÿ•Š Champ30
25
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
SBA Administrator
RGeorgia
22/100
Dove
๐Ÿ•Š Champ30
26
Scott Turner
Scott Turner
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
RTexas
20/100
Dove
๐Ÿ•Š Champ50
27
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Secretary of Health and Human Services
INew York
18/100
Dove
๐Ÿ•Š Champ62
28
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Secretary of Labor
ROregon
22/100
Dove
๐Ÿ•Š Champ68
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