Names/Who are Trump's "aces up his sleeve" - The selection of the members of the American president's cabinet begins
Donald Trump has begun forming his next administration, appointing Susie Wiles as chief of staff, while Marco Rubio is expected to be secretary of state. He has also offered positions to Elon Musk and Richard Grenell in the government efficiency and national security sectors.
Donald Trump is beginning to form the staff of his next administration, appointing a chief of staff, a border official and an ambassador to the United Nations. The president-elect's transition team is vetting a number of candidates ahead of his return to the White House on January 20, 2025.
Susie Wiles, who ran his campaign, will become the first female chief of staff. Wiles, 67, has worked in Republican politics for decades, from Ronald Reagan's successful 1980 presidential campaign to the election of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis as governors of Florida.
Marco Rubio is expected to be secretary of state, making him the first Latino member of the president-elect's top team. Rubio is a senator from Florida who ran unsuccessfully against Trump to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2016.
According to the American network CNN, Trump has offered ally Elise Stefanik the job as US ambassador to the UN. Stefanik has drawn attention for her pointed questions to congressional committees, first at hearings against Trump in 2019 and again this year asking college leaders about anti-Semitism on campus. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough and smart fighter," Trump said in a statement to the New York Post.
The president-elect also announced that Tom Homan will return to the administration to be responsible for US borders and the deportation of illegal immigrants. He said that "there is no one better at controlling the borders" than his "border czar". Homan served as the former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump's first term and was an early supporter of the president's "zero tolerance" policy, which led to the separation of at least 5,500 families at the southern border in 2018.
Another rumored alternative is billionaire Elon Musk, who became one of Trump's staunchest supporters in the months leading up to the election and spent at least $119 million supporting him. Musk's loyalty looks set to pay off as Trump has promised the X owner a role as head of a new Department of Government Efficiency. This department will "conduct a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government," the Republican leader said.
Also, Trump has considered a role focusing on health policy for Robert F Kennedy Jr, who abandoned his independent presidential campaign to support Republicans. Among Trump's closest foreign policy aides, Richard Grenell is thought to be a possible choice for national security adviser. Grenell has in the past supported the creation of an autonomous zone in eastern Ukraine to end the war, an idea that Kiev rejected as unacceptable.
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