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Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:47 PM 10 hrs ago

How Trump's 3 architects have aided in nation's decline

Stephen Miller, Russell Vought and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have shepherded the most damaging policies.

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Miller: Far more powerful than his title of deputy White House chief of staff for policy, Miller has been the main architect of Trump’s anti-immigration policies and his efforts to curb civil rights programs and other so-called “woke” policies, both within the government and beyond it in universities and law firms.

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Vought: As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Vought picked up where Tesla founder Elon Musk left off in slashing federal personnel and programs, especially those that helped the poor at home and abroad.

The mastermind behind many of the conservative Project 2025 recommendations that form the basis of Trump’s second-term policies, Vought has long believed the executive branch can refuse to spend funds appropriated by Congress. A Supreme Court test looms later this year.

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Kennedy: As secretary of health and human services, he implemented without detailed study an array of damaging policies reflecting his long-held contrarian beliefs after promising senators in confirmation hearings that he would weigh scientific expertise.

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