Not Elon Musk, this silent bureaucrat is reshaping America for Trump

Vought’s story begins far from the marble halls of Washington. Raised in a devout Christian household in Connecticut, he was steeped in a worldview that saw government authority as an extension of divine will. His mother founded a Bible-centric school where students were asked to “defend the statement that all governmental power comes from God.” Vought’s story begins far from the marble halls of Washington. Raised in a devout Christian household in Connecticut, he was steeped in a worldview that saw government authority as an extension of divine will. His mother founded a Bible-centric school where students were asked to “defend the statement that all governmental power comes from God.”