This was Trump’s inner circle when he was inaugurated. Where are they now?

When Gen. James Mattis resigned as President Trump’s Defense Secretary in 2018, U.S. news outlets reported it as the exit of the “last grown-up in the room”—the sole responsible adult who could steer Trump from egregious error. 

He would be only one of 14 cabinet members to leave their posts during Trump’s four years in office, according to data from the Brookings Institution. (For comparison’s sake, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton combined for nine cabinet members departing during their first terms.) And if you look at what Brookings calls President Trump’s “A Team” of closest advisors—his chief of staff, press secretary and national director of intelligence, among dozens of others—there was turnover in 92 per cent of those roles. And that number does not capture the full scale of churn: in some of those positions, three or four people cycle through.

With so many “grown-ups” gone from 2017, Maclean’s decided to look back at a Trump inauguration photo, wondering what the magic mirror from the iconic preschool series Romper Room would see now. (If that show was before your time, find a rundown here, and a clip of its inimitable Magic Mirror introduction here.)

So … Romper bomper stomper boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me, do. Magic Mirror, tell me today: Did all Trump’s friends have fun at play?

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