“People’s Cabinet” to feature subject matter experts on policy, elevating national and local leaders, and community voices on issues impacting working families 

Today, DNC Chair Ken Martin announced the launch of the “People’s Cabinet,” a new project from the DNC that will leverage a deep bench of qualified policy experts, national and local leaders, as well as community voices who – all working together – will cut through the lies and speak directly to the American people about the reality of the Trump administration’s reckless and dangerous agenda. 

While Donald Trump stacks his administration with out-of-touch billionaires, Fox News hosts, conspiracy theorists, and unqualified loyalists, the People’s Cabinet will provide the American people with real facts and accurate information about the devastating impact of Trump’s agenda for working families. The People’s Cabinet will include a wide array of national, state, and local experts on the economy, health care, working families and communities, public safety, national security, and foreign policy.

“I’ve been traveling across the country nonstop since I started this job, and what I hear over and over is that Americans want us to challenge Trump’s unimpeded lies, confront his reckless agenda, and offer a better alternative,” said DNC Chair Ken Martin. “Trump has stacked his Cabinet with out-of-touch billionaires and know-nothing loyalists who are wreaking havoc on the lives of working people across this country, with total disregard for the harm they’re causing our families – from stripping away their health care coverage, to jacking up their costs at the grocery store, to putting the lives of service members at risk. The People’s Cabinet is made up of experts, leaders, and everyday Americans from across the country who will equip communities with the reliable, accurate information they need to fight back against the worst of the Trump and Republican agenda.”

In order to reach the American people, the Cabinet will conduct briefings with media and coalition partners, speak directly with Americans across the country at town halls as part of the DNC’s People’s Town Hall initiative, produce digital content to reach Americans across the platforms where they get their news, engage in rapid response to counter the lies and disinformation from the Trump administration, and serve as thought leaders for the Democratic ecosystem on effective strategy and tactics in countering the worst of the Republican agenda.

The DNC will continue to announce additional members and programming in the coming weeks. Initial programming from the People’s Cabinet includes:

• Press briefing on the Trump-Musk attacks on Social Security last week with former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley to detail the devastating impact of DOGE cuts to Social Security for millions of Americans.
• Jobs Day and economic press briefing today with former Labor Secretary and co-founder of Inequality Media Civic Action Robert Reich and Former Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to highlight the Trump administration’s reckless economic agenda and attacks on labor.
• Content and programming with former Virginia Delegate, and national security and cyber security expert, Hala Ayala.
• Content and programming from former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes outlining the impact of the Trump administration’s policies on local communities. 
• Virtual roundtable on the impact of Trump’s economic agenda on farmers and rural communities with former U.S. Senator from North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp and farmer, rural advocate, and co-founder of The Back Forty Will Westmoreland.