ABSTRACT
The Trump administration is a chaotic beehive of various factions, which are isolated from and opposed to each other, and all vie for the attention of the president. Except for a lack of political experience, most key people in Trump's new administration seem to have little in common. It is a unique hotchpotch of very diverse groups of largely unconnected individuals: family members, ultra-conservatives, billionaires, generals, and far rightists. Ideologically they disagree on as many issues as they agree upon. The first group, which seems to be the only one he is truly loyal to, is his direct family. The second group, which is probably the most powerful within the official cabinet, i.e. the official heart of the administration, is that of the ultra-conservatives. The far rightists within the Trump administration are distinctly American, having some features that set them apart from contemporary European counterparts.
