Despite just one full week having passed since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump has already picked several individuals to serve in his next administration.
National Security Adviser
Trump has reportedly asked Florida Rep. Mike Waltz to serve as national security adviser. Walz is a former Army Green Beret who’s very hawkish against China, who’s bashed NATO members for not paying enough for defense, and who wants a negotiated end to the Ukraine war but is willing to hand over more weapons if necessary.
Trump’s incoming national security advisor @michaelgwaltz and @MatthewKroenig on Ukraine policy, in their recent @TheEconomist piece ⬇️ Not a comforting choice for Putin. pic.twitter.com/OCjYsKgReS
— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) November 12, 2024
Secretary of State
Trump has set his sights on Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state, though the New York Times reported that he may still change his mind. Rubio recently said that the Ukraine-Russia war had reached a stalemate and “needs to be brought to a conclusion.”
Rubio is also very supportive of Israel:
US Senator Marco Rubio, who is expected to serve as Secretary of State in the next Trump administration pic.twitter.com/nW55QLjy2y
— S p r i n t e r (@SprinterFamily) November 12, 2024
Homeland Security Secretary
In a surprise move, Trump has chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — infamous for killing a dog for being “less than worthless” — to serve as homeland security secretary.
In 2021, Noem told Breitbart News that she considered the crisis along the southern border to be a “war.” So much so in fact that she deployed South Dakota National Guard troops to the border.
One governor vows to personally drive ‘more razor wire’ to Texas if Biden blocks Abbott https://t.co/PU2qKRtOLr via @BIZPACReview
— BPR based (@DumpstrFireNews) January 26, 2024
EPA Administrator
Trump announced this Monday that he’s chosen former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as per his “very strong legal background” and on account of him being “a true fighter for America First policies.”
In a statement, Trump’s camp said Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American business while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards.”
It is an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator.
We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI. We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water. https://t.co/G5xMtYatns
— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) November 11, 2024
Deputy Chief of Staff
Trump’s deputy chief of staff will be none other than former Trump administration immigration official Stephen Miller. He’s especially famous for being the architect of some of the first Trump administration’s toughest border policies.
Ladies and gentleman, your next deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller.
“America is for Americans and Americans only.”
Let’s go!! pic.twitter.com/rKJsMohFaD
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 11, 2024
Chief of Staff
Trump has chosen his 2024 presidential campaign co-manager Susie Wiles to serve as his chief of staff. She’ll be the first woman to ever serve in this coveted role. As co-manager of Trump’s campaign, she was reportedly beloved by staff.
“Susie Wiles is a tremendous advocate for President Trump and a great boss to those that work for her,” Trump senior adviser Danielle Alvarez told CBS News. “She knows how to bring people together.”
“For myself and countless others, having Susie Wiles as a mentor and a friend is a gift,” senior adviser Brian Hughes added. “The nation will see that with President Trump in the White House with Susie as the COS the next four years will be America’s best.”
The thing I love about Susie Wiles is that you can’t tell by looking at her whether she’s going to break your kneecaps or bake you a casserole. pic.twitter.com/1uNsfPSdj2
— Richard – Thought Criminal (@nowiknowmyabcs) November 8, 2024
Border Czar
Trump’s border czar will be longtime immigration hawk Tom Homan, who previously served as the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first term in office. In addition to being a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, Homan was also reportedly an early proponent of family separations.
This will give you chills.
Tom Homan: “When he comes back… I come back… WE FIX THIS SHlT” pic.twitter.com/m2zeFEmzf3
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 11, 2024
U.N. Ambassador
Trump announced on Sunday that he’s chosen GOP Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York to serve as the U.N. ambassador. She subsequently told the New York Post that she’d accepted the offer.
“President Trump’s historic landslide election has given hope to the American people and is a reminder that brighter days are ahead — both at home and abroad,” she told the Post. “America continues to be the beacon of the world, but we expect and must demand that our friends and allies be strong partners in the peace we seek.”
Elise Stefanik, the next US ambassador for the UN, we couldn’t ask for a better person. Here is one example pic.twitter.com/JmIchGhaEE
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) November 11, 2024
Attorney General
While Trump hasn’t made an AG choice yet, Forbes notes that “Sen. Mike Lee … former administration lawyer Mark Paoletta and former Trump Director of National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe are some of the names commonly floated for AG in media reports.”
Journalist Paul Sperry reported over the summer that Ratcliffe was Trump’s top choice at the time.
BREAKING: Sources say former federal prosecutor and national intel director John Ratcliffe tops Trump’s list for attorney general and plans to criminally prosecute CIA contractors and employees who broke laws against interfering in elections when they ran an influence op in 2020
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) July 7, 2024
Treasury Secretary
This position also remains unfilled, though the top choices reportedly include Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty, Trump transition team Co-Chair Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, former Trump U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer, investor Scott Bessent, and billionaire John Paulson.
Bessent is reportedly his top pick:
President Trump’s new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, plans to cut the spending deficit immediately, “I think we’re going to do it through deregulation, energy dominance, and re-privatizing the economy.”
He’ll also work with Elon Musk to cut out the waste.
I’ve seen a few… pic.twitter.com/hV3Rbc23Ty
— George (@BehizyTweets) November 12, 2024
Defense Secretary
Trump has reportedly contacted House Armed Services Chair Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama to serve as defense secretary.
Rogers is a war hawk who’s “pushed for significant increases in defense spending to take on China and Russia, ramp up defense production, and modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal” ever since becoming chair of the House Armed Services Committee, according to Politico.
Mike Rogers defends unconstitutional, warrantless surveillance of Americans—telling the House Intelligence Committee that “somebody must be doing something exactly right” at the NSA. “You can’t have your privacy violated if you don’t know your privacy is violated, right?” pic.twitter.com/UoWHH2fKMa
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) August 5, 2024
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