President Donald Trump‘s first administration reflected his Apprentice reality TV program, firing and hiring top aides on social media as palace intrigue between competing White House political factions became open warfare.

Trump’s second administration has been comparatively less dramatic, in part because of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and the premium the president has placed on loyalty in the employment process. However, six months into Trump’s second term, spheres of influence have emerged among his West Wing staff and Cabinet secretaries, and conflict broke out.