Donald Trump is choosing his new team very thoughtfully.
Washington: Donald Trump, once again elected President of America, is finalizing names on important posts for his second term. Looking at the names of his new team, it is clear that it is quite different from his previous administration. He is giving priority only to his trusted people for top positions. Let us tell you that Trump was troubled by internal strife in the initial phase of his first term. Now it seems he is focusing on reshaping the Federal Government in his own image.
Will all the names get Senate approval?
Experts believe that despite Republicans having majority in the US Senate, they may have to face difficulty in getting some names approved. Let us tell you that Donald Trump has selected some people for his new team about whom some controversy is going on. However, Trump seems to be very enthusiastic about his new team and has been announcing the names of people one by one for the last few days. Trump will try his best to ensure that the names selected by him get easily approved by the Senate.
Marco Rubio is among the people closest to Trump.
Know who is included in Trump’s new team
Trump had indicated on several occasions that he had made some mistakes in choosing his previous team, so this time it is believed that he might have stepped in with great caution. Looking at Trump’s new team, you will get an idea of how it is different from his previous team. The major names that Trump has selected for his next administration are as follows:
Secretary of State: Marco Rubio
Trump has nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio as the next US Secretary of State. 53-year-old Rubio is known for keeping a close eye on the affairs of China, Cuba and Iran. He was in the race to become the Vice Presidential candidate from the Republican Party in the summer of 2023. Rubio is the Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Attorney General: Matt Gage
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will appoint Matt Gage, a member of the House of Representatives from Florida, as his attorney general. He has chosen his loyal person for the role of the country’s top prosecutor.
Defense Minister: Pete Hegseth
Hegseth, 44, is the co-presenter of Fox News Channel’s ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ and has been working with the network since 2014. He developed a friendship with Trump, who appeared frequently on his show.
Tulsi Gabbard has fully supported Trump in the election campaign.
Director of National Intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard
Former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed by Trump to the post of Director of National Intelligence, which is another example of Trump valuing loyalty over experience. Gabbard, 43, unsuccessfully tried to seek the presidential nomination in 2020, before leaving the Democratic Party in 2022. He supported Trump in August and also campaigned with him.
Interior Minister: Kristi Noem
Noem is a well-known conservative who has given South Dakota an important place in Republican politics during her two terms. Noem did not order restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, while other states did. Instead, he declared his state ‘open for business’.
CIA Director: John Ratcliffe
ratcliffe Trump Was Director of National Intelligence during the last 1.5 years of US President Donald Trump’s first term. He led the US government’s intelligence agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also counted among Trump’s loyalists.
Secretary of the Interior: Doug Burgum
Doug Burgum is the governor of North Dakota who was once little known outside his state. Burgum was a contender in the Republican Party’s presidential primary. Burgum later endorsed Trump and spent months touring to drum up support for him. Ultimately, Trump rewarded them for their loyalty too.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been given important responsibility in Trump.
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Robert F. kennedy jr
Kennedy first ran for president as a Democrat and later took up the flag as an independent. A few days before the presidential elections, he supported Trump. He is the son of Democrat leader Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated while he was campaigning for the presidency. His uncle John F. Kennedy is counted among America’s most popular presidents.
Chief of Staff: Sues Wills
Wills, 67, was a senior advisor and de facto manager of Trump’s 2024 presidential election campaign. After assuming this responsibility, Wills will become the first woman to hold this powerful post in the administration of any American President.
National Security Advisor: Mike Waltz
Waltz has been a three-time Congressman from East-Central Florida. He is a former Army Green Beret. Waltz served several tours in Afghanistan and also served as a policy advisor at the Pentagon while serving as defense chief to Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. He has taken a tough stance towards China and called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to China’s involvement in the origin of COVID-19 and its mistreatment of the minority Muslim Uyghur population.
Border Officer (Border Czar): Tom Homan
Homan, 62, has been tasked with running the largest deportation campaign in the country’s history, Trump’s biggest priority. Homan is known for his tough stance against illegal immigrants.
Special Envoy for the Middle East: Steven Witkoff
67-year-old Witkoff plays golf with newly elected President Trump. On September 15, Trump was playing golf with him at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida, when the former president was fatally shot for the second time. (Language)
