Written by Michael Thervil
Photo by (Evan Vucci / AP)
The incoming Trump Administration not only is easily expected to be different than that of the previous Trump Administration, but the second coming of the Trump Administration has been inundated with Indians. This is a far cry from the usual appointments of other minorities in America which consist of Black Americans and Latinos. For the past few decades, the appointments of Black Americans were seen as political tokens and the infusion of women and Latinos in American politics were and are still by many people in America as nothing more than DEI hires. However, with the incoming Trump Administration taking office in a matter of weeks, it seems that American politics may be getting a facelift when it comes to putting minorities in key positions of power and that new face is Indians.
How or why Indian Americans were able to achieve such prominence in the Trump Administration is still somewhat a memory, but for many Americans that follow American politics – this is seen as a positive but a “fresh start”. How much progress and influence Indian Americans can make in progress for Americans is currently anyone’s guess, but the consensus is that they will as a collective make significant changes that will not only aid in government efficiency but for the average American on the street. What we know about Indians is that they tend to be disciplined, well educated, and hold traditional family values that just about everyone in America can agree with – even if they don’t apply those values.
On the political front, out of the roughly 5.3 Indian Americans living in the United States, they have in the past largely identified as Democrats. But with many of them switching to the Republican Party in this year’s election; that made a creditable impact on American politics when they showed support at the ballot box for the former and now newly elected American President Donald trump over current Vice President Kamala Harris. Currently, Indian Americans in key American political positions are as follows:
Tulsi Gabbard Director of National Intelligence
Kashyap Kash Patel Director of FBI
Usha Chilukuri Vance Second First Lady of the United States
Vivek Ramaswamy Head of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya Director of National Institute of Health
Harmeet Kaur Dhillon Assistant Attorney General
With Indian Americans being pushed to the forefront of American politics, many people are standing on the sidelines observing and wondering what the outcome of this infusion of Indian Americans will render for America and the general American society. The only thing we can say is that time will tell – as it always does.
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