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The New York Times <\/em>recently analyzed public meetings of President Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet, seeking insight into how members of his administration speak to him. That analysis found that flattery plays a major role \u2014 in fact, at least one in every six sentences either flattered the president or criticized his political opponents. <\/p>\n

It is not unusual for cabinet meetings to feature officials promoting the policy or objectives of presidents. But the analysis \u2014 conducted by The New York Times<\/em> through observation of over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage \u2014 indicates that his current cabinet is taking it to levels that are typical in authoritarian governments.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also notable how <\/em>cabinet officials are praising him. Often, these officials are describing the president as being the only person possible to achieve the goals he\u2019s purportedly achieved, including accomplishments he hasn\u2019t yet realized.<\/p>\n

For example, Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Trump in glowing terms when it came to his actions on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. \u201cYou\u2019re the only leader in the planet that can bring the two sides together to bring an end\u201d to the war, Rubio said at one cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n

Notably, the war remains ongoing, and the administration does not appear to be mediating any agreements between the two sides. A meeting between Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also made international headlines after the U.S. president behaved brashly toward his counterpart in a White House meeting last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are anecdotes that we can point to other presidents who expressed displeasure with dissent in those kinds of settings, but I cannot recall any presidency that has been marked by this much \u2026 fawning,\u201d said Jacob Neiheisel, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, speaking to HuffPost <\/em>about the matter.<\/p>\n

Historically, cabinet officials are meant to provide advice to presidents, informing them of the realities of situations they face or the repercussions of taking certain actions. But the Times\u2019s <\/em>analysis appears to show that Trump\u2019s cabinet is more focused on promoting his ideas, whether based on sound policy or not.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s cabinet is indeed far different than those of past presidents, including revered ones like President Abraham Lincoln\u2019s \u201cteam of rivals,\u201d which featured officials who had previously opposed Lincoln and would regularly challenge his opinion. <\/p>\n

Conversely, historians view Trump\u2019s cabinets \u2014 both his first and second terms \u2014 as being among the worst ever in U.S. history, noting that his appointees have lacked relevant experience for the roles they serve, have had high turnover rates, have been based on loyalty, and have had low approval ratings among the American public.<\/p>\n

Several polls show low approval and favorability ratings for Trump\u2019s team of advisers. <\/p>\n

Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, for example, received a -12 point favorability rating , published earlier this week. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who serves as Secretary of Health and Human Services, also received a -14 point favorability rating.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, , Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth received a -21 point approval rating. Even Secretary of State Marco Rubio, viewed perhaps as the most \u201cpopular\u201d of Trump\u2019s cabinet officials and as a possible 2028 presidential frontrunner, received an approval rating of -6 points.<\/p>\n

Contrary to the praise he receives from these officials, Trump\u2019s own approval rating among the U.S. public is dismally low. According to the RealClearPolling aggregate of data from multiple surveys, as of Friday, Trump receives a 40.4 percent approval rating, on average, while 57.1 percent of Americans disapprove of how he\u2019s handling the presidency. <\/p>\n

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