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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin. After the policy battles, public fallings-out and high turnover of Donald Trump’s first administration, one attribute is being prioritised in the search for his cabinet team if he wins a second term: loyalty. READ MORE: Only six of the 24 seats in Trump’s 2017-21 cabinet were held by the same person throughout his four-year tenure, but the churn of the first term has not dampened competition for places in a second. About a quarter of those in post at the end of Trump’s presidency in January 2021 could be in contention for a return to his team, which will consist of 23 members if he follows through on a pledge to scrap the Department of Education. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: