President Donald Trump used his first Cabinet meeting of the year to try to project unity, despite reports of multiple cracks emerging within his team. Trump skips questionsIn a break from the norm, Trump closed the Cabinet meeting without taking questions from reporters after listening to officials’ presentations for more than an hour. I just closed them because I wanted to get the hell out of here.”President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (R) looks on as President Donald Trump hosts a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. Trump’s Cabinet meetings frequently see the department heads heap praise on the president.