Politico

Washington insiders are less certain than ever that the second Trump administration will be more professionalized than the first.

And then, in the span of less than 24 hours, Trump added, one after the other, a series of Cabinet picks that were not just eyebrow-raising but fear-inducing for much of Washington — and even some within the GOP.

It culminated with Trump tapping Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general on Wednesday, selecting one of the House’s top flamethrowers and grandstanders who himself has been under investigation by the chamber’s ethics committee. Trump chose former congresswoman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard as his director of National Intelligence, and Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary. Both Hegseth and Gabbard served in the military, though each were dark-horse selections by Trump known more for being media personalities than for their influence on national security matters.