5 Key Takeaways From Trump’s 1st Cabinet Meeting

‘I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much,’ Trump said about Ukraine. ‘We’re going to have Europe do that.’
5 Key Takeaways From Trump’s 1st Cabinet Meeting
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Jacob Burg
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his second administration on Feb. 26 at the White House, offering remarks on a wide range of topics, including government-shrinking efforts, the Ukraine rare earths deal, and Taiwan.

The meeting, which opened with a prayer by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, also introduced a new press pool managed by the White House. The pool stayed in the room for more than an hour as Trump answered reporters’ questions.

Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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