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Timeline error[edit]

The months and years at the bottom of the timeline are incorrect (someone may have forgotten to update this when editing the timeline). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Donald_Trump#Confirmation_process_timeline

Chad Wolf dropped by Trump[edit]

Following Chad Wolf calling on Trump to condemn the riots, Trump withdrew his name from being considered by the Senate.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/trump-withdraws-chad-wolf-nomination-to-lead-homeland-security.html

ZombieZombi (talk) 22:14, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Section formatting[edit]

I've tagged this as confusing and as having too many sections. Use of sub-headings per nominee makes this article very difficult to read. I think we would be better off switching this to have a table per position to help show chronology, but I'm reluctant to do anything while this is likely to be a highly-trafficked article (given the number of changes currently being announced). Let's take a look at this in a couple of weeks (and ideally, start discussing what to do with it now). Best, Darren-M talk 23:39, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updating required:[edit]

Since Mr. Donald Trump is no longer POTUS, this page should be updated preferably by an American editor to reflect the current status, etc. of all the people on this list. Thanks. Abul Bakhtiar (talk) 10:30, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It seems like the entire Template:Cabinet of Donald Trump should be removed at this point now that the administrations have transitioned. This template seems more relevant for a current administration than a prior administration. The final members of the Cabinet including many acting secretaries who only served a few weeks at the end of the administration seem less relevant than the tables and charts below that show the composition of the cabinet over the course of the entire administration. mcd51 (talk) 18:49, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]