Trump's first term was basically another 4 more years of Bush. Without leadership from the top, his mostly Bush-era appointees kept doing what they did before.
His second term will be filled with fanatics rather than Bush-era appointees.
I don't manage to keep up with Republican party machinations - please could you explain why the Bush-era staff won't be there if Trump is elected again?
Because most have left, either retired or disassociated from Trump and his movement.
Trump's running as hard as he can (which isn't very, he isn't convincing) from the proudly published (and terrifying!) Project 2025 stuff, but they aren't running from him, and there are reasons for that.
His second term will be filled with fanatics rather than Bush-era appointees.