Outsiders selected by Trump aim to unnerve Washington

Some of the chosen are among the most radical selections in recent history

Some of the chosen — 17 picks so far for federal agencies and five for the White House — are among the most radical selections in recent history. Other presidents’ nominees, even when controversial, were often veterans of the Washington bureaucracy and generally believed in it. But a number of  Trump’s most important selections have no experience in federal government and a great drive to undo it. Here is a look at the groups:

The Disrupters

The disrupters appear to have been picked in part for their singular ability to shake up the normal course of business at their agencies
 

- Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma state attorney general,  picked to lead the EPA 

- Betsy DeVos, picked to head the Education Department

- Rick Perry picked as the head of the Energy Department 

- Jeff Sessions will head the Justice Department

The Dealmakers

Trump, who puts a premium on the ability to negotiate in business and finance, has chosen: 

- Wilbur Ross to lead the Commerce Department

- Steven Mnuchin to lead the Treasury Department

- Rex W Tillerson to be secretary of state

The Loyalists

Like most future presidents, Trump has also positioned loyal, trusted aides to be close to him at the White House
 

- Reince Priebus picked as White House chief of staff 

- Stephen K Bannon, chief strategist 

- Michael Flynn becomes national security advisor 

- Linda McMahon chosen for the Small Business Administration

The Establishment

If there was one group Trump repeatedly derided on the campaign trail, it was the establishment
 

- Nikki Haley, the governor of South Carolina, as US envoy to the UN 

- Michael Pompeo,  Kansa Representative for CIA director 

- Elaine Chao to be secretary of transportation

The Generals

Ultimately there may be no more direct expression of Trump’s psyche in his administration picks than the generals
 

- Gen James N Mattis picked as defense secretary 

- Gen John F Kelly picked as  homeland security secretary

- Ryan Zinke to be interior secretary