The appointment of Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff of the White House is the first position announced by the next President of the United States, Donald Trump, for a second term during which he should surround himself with very loyal collaborators. Trump, who ended up fighting with many members of his first cabinet, particularly after the assault on the Capitol, will have as vice president of JD Vancean Ohio senator who had criticized him in the past, but now fully supports him.
Wiles, the first woman named White House chief of staff, one of the most important positions in Washington, was a top adviser to the Republican campaign and Trump himself credits her with last Tuesday’s victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
One of the people who could play a big role is the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, director of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of the social networkfrom where he led a strong campaign in favor of the Republican. Trump proposed that Musk run an office for “government efficiency” with the goal of cutting bureaucratic spending and meeting the Republican goal of eliminating what he calls the “deep state.”
It is also planned an office for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of former Democratic President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963), who withdrew his presidential bid as an independent to support Trump, a move rejected by the Kennedy dynasty. The controversial businessman, known for his anti-vaccine positions, said he could play an important role in the next Trump administration’s health policy.
Stephen Miller, one of the great ideologues of Trump’s anti-immigration policies, could also occupy an important position in the White House.
One of the most important decisions the next president will have to make is the appointment of the attorney general who will lead the Ministry of Justice and will close the two criminal cases against the Republican for the storming of the Capitol and for the confiscation of classified documents from the White House. After a strained relationship with his first-term prosecutors, Jeff Sessions and William Barr, he should elect very loyal people who will never turn their backs on him, among whom he seems Jeff Clarik, former deputy attorney general indicted alongside Trump for electoral interference in the state of Georgia, or the current attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton.
One of the names with which there is the most speculation about the main American diplomacy is that of Marco Rubiosenator from Florida who was on the Republican’s list of possible vice presidents for a second term. Rubio, of Cuban origin, had a notable influence on Latin America policy in Trump’s first term on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but some advisers to the future president say his “hawkish” profile contrasts with the isolationist policy of “America First”. ” which Trump is promoting.
It’s also in swimming pools Richard Grenell, Trump’s controversial former ambassador to Germanya man very loyal to the Republican who participated in his attempt to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat in the state of Nevada. He also attended a recent meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump is considering the possibility of Mike Pompeo heads the Pentagonwho served as Secretary of State during his first term and is one of the few members of his first cabinet who can reiterate his presence in government. Other names on the table are Mike Waltz, a Florida congressman and retired National Guard colonel, and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who was previously proposed for first-term defense secretary of Trump.
At In front of the US Treasury could be Robert Lighthizer, who was already a foreign trade representative during Trump’s first term and is considered a skeptic of free trade and a supporter of the tariff war with China. Major Trump campaign donors, such as businessmen Howard Lutnick, Scott Bessent and John Paulson, are also being considered for the position.
The Governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum is on the list of possible energy secretaries and former Education Secretary Betsy Devos could return to that department to fulfill Trump’s promise to eliminate it.
