This time it is not about probing the corridors of the federal State or respecting the traditional decision-making circuits. Less than a week after his victory in the presidential elections on November 5, Donald Trump wants to act quickly on all fronts: the first appointments, the harmonization of Congress, contacts with foreign leaders, as if Joe Biden had already been removed. “Loyalty is everything”summed up Steve Bannon, former special advisor to the president, released from prison shortly before the election and once again becoming the incendiary host of the influential podcast “The War Room.”
After the expected appointment of Susie Wiles, his campaign manager, as head of his future cabinet in the White House, Donald Trump would have chosen Representative Mike Waltz (Florida), a National Guard veteran, as national security advisor, according to the American newspaper. press. He would also prepare to appoint Senator Marco Rubio, also from Florida, as Secretary of State. These two profiles hardly represent a break with the traditional views of the Republican Party.
But Donald Trump’s priority for now is to implement his promise: “The largest expulsion operation in history. » The president-elect thus hopes to reverse the disastrous immigration pressure suffered during the Biden era, long underestimated by the Democrat, that is, a total of 8.7 million arrests on the border with Mexico since 2021 (the same person can be controlled several times). .
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In a message on his Truth Social network on Sunday, November 10, Donald Trump confirmed the appointment of Tom Homan as head of the borders. Former director of the Federal Immigration Control Agency (ICE), he will not need confirmation in the Senate to occupy this position assigned to the executive, which confirms Donald Trump’s haste in this symbolic act and his disdain for traditional procedures.
There are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, contributing significantly to the country’s economy. Trump’s team views this issue as a pyramid, with varying levels of urgency. According to official ICE figures, in July 2024 there were nearly 425,000 undocumented people with criminal convictions, including 13,000 for homicide. They will be the first to be attacked. During the campaign, Donald Trump claimed that they entered US territory during the Biden administration. What is wrong. This figure refers to a very long period (several decades) and, therefore, also to his own presidency.
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