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White House Chief of Staff – Susie Wiles

Wiles has been broadly lauded for heading Trump’s profitable marketing campaign this 12 months, having run Trump’s marketing campaign operations in Florida in 2016 and 2020. She maintained shut ties with the president-elect all through the Biden administration and signed on as CEO of Trump’s Save America PAC in 2021. 

“Susie is hard, good, progressive and is universally admired and revered. Susie will proceed to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again. It is a nicely deserved honor to have Susie because the first-ever feminine Chief of Staff in United States historical past. I’ve little doubt that she’s going to make our nation proud,” Trump mentioned in a press release. 

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US Ambassador to the United Nations – Elise Stefanik

Elise Stefanik, the New York Republican consultant and present House GOP Conference Chair has been an assault canine for Trump in Congress. 

She is a staunch supporter of Israel, having made headlines for her combative traces of questioning of Ivy League college presidents over their dealing with of anti-Israel protests, a few of which prompted the presidents to resign.

President-elect Trump picked Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be the following ambassador to the United Nations. (Angela Weiss/AFP through Getty Images)

National Security Adviser – Michael Waltz 

On Tuesday, Trump introduced the Florida Republican consultant and former Army Green Beret can be his nationwide safety adviser. He’s decidedly a hawk on China and Iran. 

“Mike retired as a Colonel, and is a nationally acknowledged chief in National Security, a bestselling creator, and an knowledgeable on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran, and world terrorism,” Trump mentioned in a press release. 

“Mike has been a robust champion of my America First Foreign Policy agenda, and will probably be an incredible champion of our pursuit of Peace by means of Strength!”

On Tuesday, Trump introduced Rep. Michael Waltz, a Florida Republican and former Army Green Beret, can be his nationwide safety adviser. (John Nacion/Getty Images)

“Border Czar” – Tom Homan 

Homan, the previous appearing director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was an architect of Trump’s zero-tolerance coverage throughout his first administration, one which led to backlash from household separations on the border. 

Homan has served below six administrations and presidents in each events, courting again to the Reagan period, as a rank-and-file Border Patrol agent. He was appointed to the place of govt affiliate director of enforcement and elimination operations for ICE below President Obama.

While serving at a “czar” stage slightly than in an official Cabinet place, Homan will probably be in control of “the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security,” Trump introduced on Truth Social. 

“I’ve recognized Tom for a very long time, and there’s no person higher at policing and controlling our Borders,” Trump wrote. “Likewise, Tom Homan will probably be in control of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens again to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I’ve little doubt he’ll do a unbelievable, and lengthy awaited for, job.”

Tom Homan has been tapped by President-elect Trump to be his “border czar.” (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc through Getty Images)

Ambassador to Israel – Mike Huckabee 

Huckabee, the previous governor of Arkansas, is a staunch supporter of Israel, prompted by his evangelical religion. 

“Mike has been a fantastic public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for a few years. He loves Israel, and the individuals of Israel, and likewise, the individuals of Israel love him”, a press release connected to Trump’s Truth Social submit mentioned. “Mike will work tirelessly to result in Peace within the Middle East!”

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will probably be Trump’s ambassador to Israel. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator – Lee Zeldin 

Zeldin, a former House Republican from New York, had a notably sturdy, however unsuccessful, displaying within the race for governor towards Kathy Hochul in 2022. 

During that race, he known as for New York to elevate its ban on fracking.

Prior to working for governor, Zeldin served as a U.S. Congressman for eight years. During that point, Zeldin served on the House Foreign Affairs and House Financial Services committees. He additionally championed infrastructure and analysis initiatives just like the preservation of Plum Island and Army Corps of Engineers initiatives.

Lee Zeldin will lead the EPA. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket through Getty Images)

Middle East Envoy – Steven Witkoff

Witkoff, an actual property investor, landlord, and the founding father of the Witkoff Group, was tapped as Trump’s Middle East get pleasure from. He marketing campaign with Trump in the course of the marketing campaign.

In his announcement, Trump mentioned that Witkoff can be an “unrelenting Voice for PEACE” within the highly-contentious area.

Steve Witkoff, founder and chief govt officer of Witkoff Group LLC, speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion for Republican presidential nominee former President Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Oct. 27.  (Adam Gray/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

White House Counsel – William McGinley

McGinley, who served in Trump’s first presidential time period as White House cupboard secretary, returns to the White House for Trump’s second time period. The White House Counsel conducts key behind-the-scene analysis into potential Supreme Court nominees.

William J. McGinley speaks at an occasion in Washington, D.C. (Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images)

CIA Director – John Ratcliffe

Ratcliffe beforehand served below Trump throughout his first time period as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). He will head the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 

In 2020, he was awarded the National Security Medal, the nation’s highest honor for distinguished achievement within the discipline of intelligence and nationwide safety. 

John Ratcliffe is President-elect Trump’s decide to steer the CIA. (Getty Images)

Department of Government Efficiency – Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy 

Billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy had been tapped to steer the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

Trump mentioned that the pair will work collectively to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash extra rules, lower wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”

“It will turn out to be, doubtlessly, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” the announcement on Tuesday night mentioned. “Republican politicians have dreamed in regards to the goals of ‘DOGE’ for a really very long time.”

Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk have been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to steer the Department of Government Efficiency. (Getty Images/AP Images)

Secretary of Defense – Pete Hegseth  

Trump nominated Hegseth to steer the Department of Defense. He would must be confirmed by the Senate to imagine the place. Hegseth has lengthy championed a robust army and veterans causes. 

He served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Army infantry officer, being awarded two Bronze Stars and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Hegseth was a bunch on “FOX & Friends Weekend” and FOX Nation till his final day on Tuesday. 

“Nobody fights more durable for the Troops, and Pete will probably be a brave and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace by means of Strength’ coverage,” Trump mentioned. 

Pete Hegseth has been tapped by Trump to be his secretary of protection.  (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Homeland Security Secretary – Kristi Noem

Trump introduced on Tuesday that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is his decide for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem would must be accredited by the Senate to imagine the place.

DHS oversees U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  

“She was the primary Governor to ship National Guard Soldiers to assist Texas struggle the Biden Border Crisis, and so they had been despatched a complete of eight occasions,” the Trump transition staff mentioned in a press release on Tuesday. “She will work carefully with ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan to safe the Border, and can assure that our American Homeland is safe from our adversaries.”

Gov. Kristi Noem, R-N.D., talking in the course of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 15.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Deputy Chief of Staff – Dan Scavino

Trump introduced that his longtime aide Dan Scavino Jr. will return to the White House as an assistant to the president and deputy chief of employees. 

“Scavino was a Trump Campaign Senior Advisor and stays certainly one of President Trump’s longest serving and most trusted aides,” the Trump transition staff mentioned. 

Former White House deputy chief of employees Dan Scavino arrives on the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 15.  (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor – Stephen Miller

Trump introduced Stephen Miller would function deputy chief of employees for coverage in his administration. Miller was a senior adviser in Trump’s first time period. He helped craft a lot of Trump’s hard-line speeches and plans on immigration. 

Since Trump left workplace, Miller has served because the president of America First Legal, a company of former Trump advisers usual as a conservative model of the American Civil Liberties Union, difficult the Biden administration, media corporations, universities and others over points similar to freedom of speech and faith and nationwide safety.

Miller has advocated for mass deportations in the course of the second Trump time period. 

Stephen Miller, former Senior Advisor to President Trump, speaks at a marketing campaign rally for Trump in Detroit, Oct. 18. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political and Public Affairs – James Blair

Trump introduced James Blair would serve within the White House as an assistant to the president and deputy chief of employees for legislative, political and public affairs. 

“Blair was the Trump Campaign and Republican National Committee Political Director, managing lots of of employees and overseeing a large portfolio of political operations and packages,” the Trump transition staff mentioned. 

Blair was in control of the Trump marketing campaign’s get-out-the-vote operations in key battleground states, which Trump swept on Election Day. 

Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Personnel – Taylor Budowich

Trump introduced that Taylor Budowich will be part of him within the White House as an assistant to the president and deputy chief of employees for communications and personnel. 

“Prior to becoming a member of the Trump Campaign, Budowich served in a senior function in President Trump’s Leadership PAC, Save America, and as CEO of the pro-Trump Super PAC, MAGA Inc.,” the Trump transition staff mentioned. 

“Dan, Stephen, James, and Taylor had been ‘greatest at school’ advisors on my profitable marketing campaign, and I do know they may honorably serve the American individuals within the White House,” Trump mentioned in a press release saying his senior marketing campaign aides can be promoted to the White House. “They will proceed to work exhausting to Make America Great Again of their respective new roles.”

Taylor Budowich, a former spokesman for President-elect Trump and founding father of MxM News app.  (X)

Director of National Intelligence – Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is Trump’s decide for the place of director of nationwide intelligence. The announcement was made on Wednesday.

The cabinet-level place includes overseeing the intelligence group and advising Trump and the National Security Council on intelligence issues. Gabbard is an Iraq War veteran and a U.S. Army reservist.

“As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad assist in each Parties – She is now a proud Republican!” Trump mentioned in a press release. “I do know Tulsi will carry the fearless spirit that has outlined her illustrious profession to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace by means of Strength. Tulsi will make us all proud!”

Tulsi Gabbard, former U.S. Representative from Hawaii, speaks in the course of the Palmetto Family Council’s Vision 24 nationwide conservative coverage discussion board in North Charleston, S.C., March 18, 2023. (Sam Wolfe/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

Secretary of State – Marco Rubio

“It is my Great Honor to announce that Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The United States Secretary of State. Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a really highly effective Voice for Freedom,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “He will probably be a robust Advocate for our Nation, a real good friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who won’t ever again right down to our adversaries.”

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., attends a marketing campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Fla., July 9. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

U.S. Attorney General – Pam Bondi

Trump introduced Thursday night that he is nominating former legal professional common of Florida Pam Bondi as the following legal professional common of the United States.

Trump’s newest Cabinet decide replaces Matt Gaetz, the previous Florida consultant and nominee for legal professional common, who on Thursday withdrew as Trump’s decide for the highest prosecutor after the “distraction” his nomination had brought about as a consequence of a swirl of allegations about paying underage ladies for intercourse. 

“For too lengthy, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized towards me and different Republicans – Not anymore. Pam will refocus the DOJ to its meant goal of combating Crime, and Making America Safe Again,” Trump mentioned. “I’ve recognized Pam for a few years — She is wise and hard, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighter, who will do a terrific job as Attorney General!”

Shortly after the announcement, Gaetz mentioned on X that Bondi is “a stellar choice” by Trump for legal professional common.

“Pam and I labored carefully collectively when she was Florida’s Attorney General and I chaired Criminal Justice within the state home,” Gaetz wrote. “She’s a confirmed litigator, an inspiring chief and a champion for all Americans. She will carry the wanted reforms to DOJ.”

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi stands on stage in an empty Mellon Auditorium whereas addressing the Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. The novel coronavirus pandemic has pressured the Republican Party to maneuver away from an in-person conference to a televised format, just like the Democratic Party’s conference per week earlier.   (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Deputy Attorney General – Todd Blanche

Trump named his private felony protection legal professional Todd Blanche as deputy legal professional common. The president-elect mentioned that the 50-year-old lawyer has expertise prosecuting gangs – in addition to representing Trump in his 2024 felony trial in New York.

“I’m happy to announce that Todd Blanche will function Deputy Attorney General in my Administration. Todd is a wonderful legal professional who will probably be a vital chief within the Justice Department, fixing what has been a damaged System of Justice for much too lengthy,” Trump introduced in a information launch.

Attorney Todd Blanche listens as his consumer former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he arrives for his hush cash trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York City.  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Secretary of Health and Human Services – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump introduced he’ll faucet former 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to steer the Department of Health and Human Services.

“I’m thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too lengthy, Americans have been crushed by the economic meals complicated and drug corporations who’ve engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation with regards to Public Health,” Trump mentioned in his announcement Thursday. 

“The Safety and Health of all Americans is a very powerful function of any Administration, and HHS will play a giant function in serving to make sure that all people will probably be shielded from dangerous chemical substances, pollution, pesticides, pharmaceutical merchandise, and meals components which have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis on this Country. Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to finish the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!” Trump added.

Kennedy dropped out of the presidential race in August and rapidly endorsed the Trump-Vance ticket, and has since repeatedly vowed to “Make America Healthy Again.”

Republican presidential nominee former President Trump shakes palms with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a marketing campaign rally in Glendale, Ariz., Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York – Jay Clayton

President-elect Trump introduced Thursday that he’s nominating Jay Clayton to function U.S. legal professional for the Southern District of New York.

“I’m happy to announce that Jay Clayton, of New York, the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission throughout my first time period, the place he did an unbelievable job, is hereby nominated to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York,” Trump wrote in a submit on Truth Social. “Jay is a extremely revered enterprise chief, counsel, and public servant.

“Jay goes to be a robust Fighter for the Truth as we, Make America Great Again,” the president-elect added.

Anchor Maria Bartiromo interviews chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton throughout “Mornings With Maria” at Fox Business Network Studios on February 24, 2020 in New York City.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs – Doug Collins

President-elect Trump introduced on Thursday his intent to appoint former Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., to function secretary of veterans affairs.

“Doug is a Veteran himself, who at the moment serves our Nation as a Chaplain within the United States Air Force Reserve Command, and fought for our Country within the Iraq War,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We should deal with our courageous women and men in uniform, and Doug will probably be a fantastic advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to make sure they’ve the assist they want.

“Thank you, Doug, on your willingness to serve our nation on this essential function,” the president-elect added.

Dean John Sauer, particular assistant to the Louisiana legal professional common, listens throughout a listening to with the House Judiciary Subcommittee in Washington, D.C., in 2023. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

U.S. Solicitor General – Dean John Sauer

Trump introduced Dean John Sauer as his decide for U.S. solicitor common.

“John is a deeply completed, masterful appellate legal professional, who clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia within the United States Supreme Court, served as Solicitor General of Missouri for six years, and has in depth expertise working towards earlier than the U.S. Supreme Court and different Appellate Courts,” Trump mentioned within the announcement.

Sauer served as solicitor common of Missouri from 2017 to 2023, and represented Trump in his profitable attraction to the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. United States.

Secretary of the Interior – Doug Burgum

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum encourages voters to assist Republican presidential candidate former President Trump throughout a marketing campaign rally in Laconia, N.H. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President-elect Trump introduced that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will lead the Department of the Interior throughout a speech on the Americans for Prosperity Gala at Mar-a-Lago.

“He’s going to be introduced [Friday]…I sit up for doing the formal announcement, though it is a fairly large announcement proper now, truly,” Trump mentioned. “He’s going to move the Department of Interior, and he will be unbelievable.”

Burgum, a multi-millionaire former software program firm CEO turned two-term governor, launched a White House bid in June 2023. The governor made power and pure sources a key a part of his marketing campaign for the GOP nomination.

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After he dropped out of the race, Burgum turned a excessive profile surrogate for the previous president, showing on the marketing campaign path and in media hits on Trump’s behalf. He was in consideration as Trump’s working mate this previous summer season earlier than Sen. JD Vance of Ohio was picked because the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee.

Communications Director – Steven Cheung

Trump introduced Friday, Nov. 15, that Steven Cheung would return to the White House as assistant to the president and director of communications. Cheung beforehand served as communications director for the Trump-Vance marketing campaign and was the White House director of strategic response in Trump’s first time period.

Steven Cheung, spokesman for former US President Donald Trump, throughout a information convention with former US President Donald Trump, not pictured, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

Director of Presidential Personnel – Sergio Gor

Trump additionally confirmed Friday that Sergio Gor will be part of the White House as director of the presidential personnel workplace. Gor, an ally and enterprise accomplice of Donald Trump Jr.’s, was in control of the pro-Trump political motion committee Right For America and beforehand labored in Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s workplace. 

“Steven Cheung and Sergio Gor have been trusted Advisors since my first Presidential Campaign in 2016, and have continued to champion America First rules all through my First Term, all the way in which to our HIstoric Victory in 2024,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “I’m thrilled to have them be part of my White House, as we Make America Great Again!” 

Sergio Gor is reportedly President-elect Trump’s selection to steer the Presidential Personnel Office within the new administration. (Andrew Kelly) (Andrew Kelly)

Press Secretary – Karoline Leavitt 

Trump introduced marketing campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt will function White House press secretary for his upcoming administration. 

“Karoline Leavitt did an exceptional job because the National Press Secretary on my Historic Campaign, and I’m happy to announce she’s going to function White House Press Secretary,” Trump mentioned in a press release Friday night. 

“Karoline is wise, robust, and has confirmed to be a extremely efficient communicator. I’ve the utmost confidence she’s going to excel on the podium, and assist ship our message to the American People as we, Make America Great Again.”

Leavitt, 27, would be the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. historical past, unseating Nixon administration press secretary Ron Ziegler, who was 29 when he served within the function from 1969-1974.

Karoline Leavitt will function White House press secretary. (MEGA/GC Images)

Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary – William Owen Scharf

William Owen Scharf, certainly one of Trump’s attorneys, will function Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary beginning in January.

In a press release on Saturday, the President-elect wrote that Scharf “is a extremely expert legal professional who will probably be a vital a part of my White House staff.”

“[Scharf] has performed a key function in defeating the Election Interference and Lawfare waged towards me, together with by profitable the Historic Immunity Decision within the Supreme Court,” Trump’s assertion learn.

Will Scharf, legal professional for former President Donald Trump speaks throughout a information convention at Trump Tower in New York City, Sept. 6. (Cheney Orr/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

Secretary of Energy – Chris Wright

Chris Wright, the CEO and founding father of Liberty Energy, has been picked to steer the Department of Energy, in response to a press release President-elect Trump launched on Saturday.

“I’m thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will probably be becoming a member of my Administration as each United States Secretary of Energy, and Member of the newly fashioned Council of National Energy,” Trump’s assertion learn, including that Wright “has been a number one technologist and entrepreneur in Energy.”

Wright graduated from MIT with a level in mechanical engineering, in response to Liberty Energy’s web site. He additionally accomplished graduate work in electrical engineering at University of California, Berkeley and MIT.

“[Wright] is a self-described tech nerd turned entrepreneur and a devoted humanitarian on a mission to higher human lives by increasing entry to plentiful, reasonably priced, and dependable power,” the corporate’s web site reads.

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. CEO Chris Wright has been tapped by President-elect Trump to steer the Energy Department. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission – Brendan Carr

President-elect Trump introduced on Sunday that he has picked Brendan Carr to function Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) beginning in January.

“Commissioner Carr at the moment serves because the senior Republican on the FCC. Before that, he was the FCC’s General Counsel,” Trump’s assertion learn. “I first nominated Commissioner Carr to the FCC in 2017, and he has been confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate 3 times.”

As a present member of the FCC, Carr not too long ago known as out “Saturday Night Live” for platforming Kamala Harris with out inviting Trump, which violates FCC guidelines.

“NBC has structured this in a approach that is plainly designed to evade the FCC’s guidelines,” Carr mentioned to Fox News Digital. “We’re speaking 50 hours earlier than Election Day begins, with none discover to different candidates, so far as I can inform.”

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr speaks in the course of the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu through Getty Images)

  Secretary of Transportation – Sean Duffy

President-elect Trump introduced that he’s nominating former Congressman Sean Duffy of Wisconsin, who can be a Fox News contributor and FOX Business co-host, to function the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

“Sean has been an incredible and well-liked public servant, beginning his profession as a District Attorney for Ashland, Wisconsin, and later elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Wisconsin’s seventh Congressional District,” Trump mentioned in his announcement on Monday. “Sean will use his expertise and the relationships he has constructed over a few years in Congress to take care of and rebuild our Nation’s Infrastructure, and fulfill our Mission of ushering in The Golden Age of Travel, specializing in Safety, Efficiency, and Innovation. Importantly, he’ll tremendously elevate the Travel Experience for all Americans!”

While in Congress, Duffy helped advocate for fiscal duty, financial progress and rural growth.

Duffy joined FOX News Media as a contributor in 2020. He at the moment serves because the co-host of FOX Business’ The Bottom Line alongside Dagen McDowell. He additionally supplies political evaluation throughout all FOX News Media platforms.

Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., leaves the House Republican Conference assembly within the U.S. Capitol in 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Secretary of Commerce – Howard Lutnick

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick has been nominated by President-elect Trump to function Secretary of Commerce.

“I’m thrilled to announce that Howard Lutnick, Chairman & CEO of Cantor Fitzgeral, will be part of my Administration because the United States Secretary of Commerce,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “He will lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with extra direct duty for the Office of the United States Trade Representative.”

“In his function as Co-Chair of the Trump-Vance Transition Team, Howard has created essentially the most subtle course of and system to help us in creating the best Administration America has ever seen,” Trump’s assertion added.

Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Co-Chair of the Trump 2024 Transition Team speaks at a rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP through Getty Images)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator – Dr. Mehmet Oz

President-elect Trump plans to appoint Dr. Mehmet Oz to function the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator beginning in January, he introduced on Tuesday.

“America is dealing with a Healthcare Crisis, and there could also be no Physician extra certified and succesful than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” Trump mentioned in a Truth Social submit. “He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been on the forefront of wholesome residing for many years.”

Trump wrote that Dr. Oz is anticipated to “work carefully” with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who the president-elect nominated to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate and former TV persona Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks earlier than an look by former president Donald Trump to endorse native candidates on the Mohegan Sun Arena on September 03, 2022 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Secretary of Education – Linda McMahon

President-elect Trump is appointing Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), to steer the Department of Education.

His announcement, which was posted on Truth Social, got here hours after two sources advised Fox News that McMahon was prone to be picked. Trump cited the businesswoman’s experience when he made the announcement.

“Linda will use her a long time of Leadership expertise, and deep understanding of each Education and Business, to empower the following Generation of American Students and Workers, and make America Number One in Education within the World,” Trump’s assertion learn. “We will ship Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort.”

Linda McMahon, former Administrator of Small Business Administration, speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), on the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 18, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

Ambassador to NATO – Matthew Whitaker

Trump is tapping former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to turn out to be U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in his new administration.

Trump described Whitaker, who’s from Iowa, as “a robust warrior and dependable Patriot, who will make sure the United States’ pursuits are superior and defended.”

Former U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks throughout a rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump on the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

“Matt will strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand agency within the face of threats to Peace and Stability – He will put AMERICA FIRST,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “I’ve full confidence in Matt’s means to symbolize the United States with Strength, Integrity, and unwavering Dedication. I sit up for working carefully with him as we proceed to advertise PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, Freedom, and Prosperity across the World.”

“Matt can be the previous U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, and is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a B.A., MBA and J.D., the place he performed soccer, and acquired the Big Ten Medal of Honor,” Trump added.

Treasury Secretary – Scott Bessent

Scott Bessent, founding father of Key Square Group, was chosen for the coveted submit of Treasury secretary. Bessent was a key financial coverage adviser and fundraiser for the Trump marketing campaign.

“Scott is broadly revered as one of many World’s foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists. Scott’s story is that of the American Dream,” Trump mentioned on Friday.

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He has been an advocate for financial insurance policies like decrease taxes, spending restraint and deregulation which have lengthy made up the core of the Republican Party’s platform, and has additionally been supportive of Trump’s use of tariffs in commerce negotiations.

Scott Bessent, founder and chief govt officer of Key Square Group LP, at an interview in the course of the Republican National Convention (RNC) close to the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

Office of Management and Budget – Russ Vought

On Friday, Trump tapped Russ Vought to steer the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Vought served as OMB director throughout Trump’s first time period. He additionally served as deputy OMB director and appearing director.

“He did a superb job serving on this function in my First Term – We lower 4 Regulations for each new Regulation, and it was a Great Success!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

Vought is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and a detailed Trump ally. 

Russell Vought, Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget from July 2020 to January 2021, overtly helps the previous president on Twitter. “Enormously vital paradigm shift again to the Founder’s Constitution! President Trump is the one one with the braveness to take this struggle on and cope with the unique sin of our spending woes,” Vought mentioned in a tweet.  (Al Drago)

Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development – Scott Turner

Trump nominated Scott Turner because the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner, who’s chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and is a former skilled soccer participant, beforehand served as govt director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC).

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“Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, throughout my First Term, served because the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), serving to to steer an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities,” Trump mentioned in a Friday assertion. “Those efforts, working along with former HUD Secretary, Ben Carson, had been maximized by Scott’s steerage in overseeing 16 Federal Agencies which carried out greater than 200 coverage actions furthering Economic Development. Under Scott’s management, Opportunity Zones acquired over $50 Billion Dollars in Private Investment!”

Turner, a former Texas state lawmaker, performed 9 seasons within the NFL as a member of the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos.

Scott Turner, former govt director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, in the course of the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda summit in Washington, D.C., US, on Monday, July 25, 2022.  (Al Drago/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

Labor Secretary – Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Trump nominated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., on Friday for secretary of labor. 

“I’m proud to hereby nominate Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, from the Great State of Oregon, as United States Secretary of Labor,” Trump wrote in an official assertion. “Lori has labored tirelessly with each Business and Labor to construct America’s workforce, and assist the hardworking women and men of America. I sit up for working together with her to create super alternative for American Workers, to broaden Training and Apprenticeships, to develop wages and enhance working circumstances, to carry again our Manufacturing jobs. Together, we’ll obtain historic cooperation between Business and Labor that can restore the American Dream for Working Families.”

Chavez-DeRemer was first elected to Congress in 2022, and misplaced re-election in a detailed race towards Democrat Janelle Bynum earlier this month. Her candidacy was backed by the Teamsters Union.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Republican candidate from Oregon, working for the U.S. House of Representatives within the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, seems in an undated handout photograph offered October 11, 2022. (Ben Lee/Handout through REUTERS )

Director of CDC – Dr. Dave Weldon

President-elect Trump introduced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., is his decide because the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“In addition to being a Medical Doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a revered conservative chief on fiscal and social points, and served on the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, working for Accountability on HHS and CDC Policy and Budgeting,” Trump mentioned within the Friday night announcement. 

Trump mentioned that Dr. Weldon would restore belief within the company and transparency.

FDA commissioner – Dr. Marty Makary

Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

Makary is the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins, in response to the college’s web site, and was a Fox News medical contributor. 

“FDA has misplaced the belief of Americans, and has overpassed its main objective as a regulator. The Agency wants Dr. Marty Makary, a Highly Respected Johns Hopkins Surgical Oncologist and Health Policy Expert, to course-correct and refocus the Agency,” Trump mentioned on Truth Social.

TRUMP PICKS DR. JANETTE NESHEIWAT AS NATION’S NEXT SURGEON GENERAL

“He will work below the management of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to, amongst different issues, correctly consider dangerous chemical substances poisoning our Nation’s meals provide and medicines and biologics being given to our Nation’s youth, in order that we will lastly handle the Childhood Chronic Disease Epidemic,” Trump mentioned.

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a New York City-based double board-certified physician, and, Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins well being coverage knowledgeable and surgeon, proper. (Fox News)

Surgeon General – Janette Nesheiwat

Trump additionally nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon common, saying that she can be a “fierce advocate and robust communicator for preventative medication and public well being.”

“I’m proud to announce that Dr. Janette Nesheiwat would be the Nation’s Doctor because the United States Surgeon General. Dr. Nesheiwat is a double board-certified Medical Doctor with an unwavering dedication to saving and treating hundreds of American lives,” he mentioned.

Nesheiwat is a former Fox News medical contributor.  

Dr Janette Nesheiwat attends the 2023 FOX Nation Patriot Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on November 16, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Counterterrosim – Sebastian Gorka

Trump introduced Friday that his former White House adviser, Sebastian Gorka, will serve in his incoming administration. Gorka will function deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism. 

Gorka, a former Trump aide, beforehand served as deputy assistant to the president throughout Trump’s first time period. He’s additionally a former Fox News contributor.

“Since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Movement, serving beforehand as Strategist to the President within the first Trump Administration,” Trump mentioned. 

Sebastian Gorka and Alex Wong will serve below President-elect Trump for a second time period.  ( (L) Getty Images, (R) Department of State)

Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor – Alex Wong

Similarly to Gorka, Alex Wong served below Trump throughout his first time period. 

Wong served within the State Department as deputy particular consultant for North Korea, and the deputy assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs. 

Secretary of Agriculture – Brooke Rollins

President-elect Trump tapped Brooke Rollins as his agriculture secretary. Rollins, the president and CEO of AFPI, beforehand served in Trump’s first administration as director of the Office of American Innovation and appearing director of the Domestic Policy Council.

Trump lauded Rollins’ “dedication to assist the American Farmer, protection of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration of Agriculture-dependent American Small Towns.”

“A proud Graduate of Texas A&M University, Brooke earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Agriculture Development, and J.D., with Honors,” Trump’s official announcement mentioned. “From her upbringing within the small and Agriculture-centered city of Glen Rose, Texas, to her years of management involvement with Future Farmers of America and 4H, to her generational Family Farming background, to guiding her 4 youngsters of their present cattle careers, Brooke has a practitioner’s expertise, together with deep Policy credentials in each Nonprofit and Government management on the State and National ranges.”

Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of AFPI, is seen in the course of the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda Summit on the Marriott Marquis, July 26, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc through Getty Images)

Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs – James Braid

Trump appointed James Braid to serve within the White House because the deputy assistant to the president and because the director of the Office of Legislative Affairs.

Braid labored in legislative affairs on the Office of Management and Budget throughout Trump’s first time period, and since then he has served because the lead coverage staffer for Vice President-elect JD Vance within the U.S. Senate.

Braid has additionally served as chief of employees for a number of members of Congress, and has taken on a number of different senior coverage roles on Capitol Hill since 2015.

Director of the Office of Political Affairs – Matt Brasseaux

Trump appointed Matt Brasseaux to function deputy assistant to the president and because the director of the Office of Public Affairs.

Brasseaux labored as a deputy political director for the Trump Campaign and Republican National Committee in 2024.

He additionally served as a regional political director for the Republican National Committee and marketing campaign manager for now-Gov. Joe Lombardo in Nevada.

Director of the Office of Public Liaison – Alex Latcham

Trump tapped Alex Latcham to serve within the White House because the deputy assistant to the president and because the director of the Office of Public Liaison.

Latcham beforehand served as particular assistant to the president and deputy political director throughout Trump’s first time period.

For the previous eight years, Latcham served Trump as a senior deputy political director for his marketing campaign and for the Republican National Committee.

National Institutes of Health Director – Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

Stanford-trained doctor and economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has formally been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to function the following director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social submit, writing: “I’m thrilled to appoint Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, to function Director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s Medical Research, and to make vital discoveries that can enhance Health, and save lives.”

Bhattacharya met this week with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was nominated by Trump to steer the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the NIH and different well being companies, and impressed the previous presidential candidate together with his concepts to overtake the NIH, which oversees U.S. biomedical analysis, in response to The Washington Post.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has been picked to steer the National Institutes of Health. (Getty Images)

U.S. Trade Representative – Jamieson Greer

The incoming president introduced Jamieson Greer as his decide to function the following U.S. commerce consultant. Greer beforehand served as chief of employees to the commerce consultant throughout Trump’s first time period, Robert Lighthizer at a time when the administration carried out tariffs on China and different nations. 

In saying Greer’s nomination, Trump mentioned in a press release that Greer was instrumental in his first time period in imposing tariffs on China and others and changing the commerce settlement with Canada and Mexico, “due to this fact making it significantly better for American Workers.”

Secretary of the Navy – John Phelan

Businessman John Phelan will function the following secretary of the Navy as nicely. Phelan is the co-founder of co-founded MSD Capital.

“His Record of Success speaks for itself — A real Champion of American Enterprise and Ingenuity!” Trump mentioned in a press release.

“John will probably be an incredible drive for our Naval Service members, and a steadfast chief in advancing my America First imaginative and prescient,” Trump mentioned. “He will put the enterprise of the U.S. Navy above all else.”

Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services – Jim O’Neill

Jim O’Neill was nominated to function the deputy secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been tapped to steer the company.

O’Neill, who served as principal affiliate deputy secretary of HHS, “will struggle in unison to make sure each American, and particularly our most valuable useful resource, our youngsters, will stay lengthy and wholesome lives and, Make America Great and Healthy Again!” mentioned Trump.

Domestic Policy Council Director – Vince Haley

Haley, a speechwriter for the Trump marketing campaign, will lead the president-elect’s home agenda. 

White House National Economic Council Director – Kevin Hassett

Economist Kevin Hassett, 62, was named director of the White House National Economic Council, bringing into Trump’s administration a serious advocate for tax cuts. He performed a vital function in serving to design and cross the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Trump mentioned. 

He may also “will play an vital function in serving to American households recuperate from the inflation that was unleashed by the Biden Administration” and that collectively they might “renew and enhance” the 2017 tax cuts, a lot of that are set to run out after 2025.

Hassett served within the first Trump time period as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. 

Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia – Keith Kellogg

President-elect Trump has nominated a Vietnam War veteran and retired common for a possible new submit targeted on ending the Russia-Ukraine warfare.

Trump has created the place of particular envoy for the Ukraine battle, in response to Reuters, and picked Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg for the submit.

Kellogg served as former Vice President Mike Pence’s nationwide safety adviser and was noticed on the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago membership on Tuesday, in response to the New York Post.

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg was picked by Trump to be the particular envoy for the Ukraine battle. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

U.S. Ambassador to France – Charles Kushner

President-elect Trump has nominated Charles Kushner, the daddy of Jared Kushner, to serve in his new administration because the U.S. ambassador to France.

“I’m happy to appoint Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to function the U.S. Ambassador to France,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social submit on Saturday. “He is an incredible enterprise chief, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will probably be a robust advocate representing our Country & its pursuits.”

In 2020, Kushner was pardoned by Trump 15 years after being discovered responsible of falsifying tax returns, witness tampering and unlawful marketing campaign contributions.

FBI Director – Kash Patel

President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime ally Kashyap “Kash” Patel, who has been a frequent and harsh critic of the FBI, to function the bureau’s subsequent director within the new administration.

Patel, 44, is an legal professional with expertise in nationwide safety, intelligence and counterterrorism and helped uncover the bureau’s surveillance of the Trump marketing campaign and first time period. He has been a member of Trump’s transition staff, advising the administration on different appointments.

“Kash is a superb lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his profession exposing corruption, defending Justice, and defending the American People,” Trump’s assertion learn. “He performed a pivotal function in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for fact, accountability, and the Constitution.”

The present FBI director, Christopher Wray, is at the moment serving a 10-year appointment which started in 2017. Wray will both must be fired or resign to ensure that Patel to take the place.

Patel is broadly seen as a staunch Trump loyalist who will implement Trump’s desired reforms throughout the company. During the primary Trump administration, he served as senior director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council and later because the chief of employees for appearing Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, from 2020-21.

Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally for former President Trump at Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Ariz., Oct. 13. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator – Chad Chronister

President-elect Trump nominated Florida sheriff Chad Chronister as administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

“For over 32 years, Sheriff Chad Chronister has served the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and acquired numerous commendations and awards for protecting his group SAFE,” Trump wrote in his announcement moments earlier than he nominated Kash Patel to exchange Christopher Wray as FBI director.