Overview

• President Trump continues to hold daily public cabinet meetings, emphasizing 'maximal transparency' while showcasing loyalty and policy achievements.
• Cabinet members and participants, including non-government figures like Elon Musk, open their reports with effusive praise for the president's leadership.
• Critics have compared the sessions to authoritarian displays, with some likening them to North Korean-style rituals of loyalty and submission.
• Social media users and commentators, including former Rep. Joe Walsh and comedian Seth Meyers, have ridiculed the meetings as 'cringe' and 'sect-like.'
• The sessions have intensified debates over eroding governance norms and the administration's focus on loyalty over traditional executive processes.