- J.D. Vance, US Vice President
J.D. Vance will become the US Vice President, a millennial and the second-youngest Vice President in history. He was a senator from Ohio when Trump chose him to be his running mate.
Vance is seen as the heir apparent to the MAGA movement, which espouses economic populist positions and is skeptical of US foreign engagements such as financing of Ukraine.
- Secretary of State: Marco Rubio
The son of Cuban immigrants, he is seen as a foreign policy hawk who strongly supports a tough line on Iran and China.
Trump called Rubio “Little Marco” when he ran against him in the 2016 Republican primary, but his agreement to serve as Secretary of State appears to indicate a good relationship with the president-elect.
Rubio is widely respected among establishment Republicans, but he has recently adopted more economically populist policy positions.
- Defense Minister: Pete Hegseth
Trump chose Pete Hegseth, host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” to lead the US Department of Defense.
Hegseth is a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and has earned two Bronze Stars. He is a graduate of Princeton University and received a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
- Department of Homeland Security: Kristi Noem
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been chosen to oversee the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration. She is expected to oversee Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and will be tasked with implementing many of Trump’s deportation plans.
The governor of South Dakota was previously Trump’s vice presidential candidate, but she dropped out of the race after admitting in her memoir that she killed her dog after finding it “untrainable.”
- CIA Director: John Ratcliffe
John Ratcliffe is a former congressman from Texas who was Director of National Intelligence under Trump during his first term.
While serving as head of national intelligence, Ratcliffe denied unsubstantiated claims made by “false spies” that Hunter Biden’s laptop was part of a “Russian disinformation campaign.”
Ratcliffe is seen as a hawk on China, and accused the communist country of engaging in a “extensive cover-up” of the origins of Covid-19.
- UN Ambassador: Elise Stefanik
Representative Elise Stefanik has been chosen to be Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik is the fourth-highest-ranking Republican member of the House of Representatives, and has been a staunch ally of Trump.
The president-elect’s Jewish supporters welcomed the selection of the representative from upstate New York. Stefanik’s tough questioning of anti-Semitism on campus is widely seen as having led to the dismissals of the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania.
- Frontier Czar: Tom Homan
Tom Homan headed ICE’s enforcement and removal operations under President Barack Obama in 2013, before being selected to lead the agency by Trump in 2017.
Homan will not need Senate confirmation as border czar, and Trump has tasked him with overseeing his ambitious plans to deport immigrants. Homan has been a prominent proponent of deportations, supporting Trump’s initiative to deport more than a million illegal immigrants.
- White House Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles
Susie Wiles ran Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign alongside Corey Lewandowski and Chris LaCivita.
She is a veteran of Florida politics and is widely credited with revitalizing Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial campaign.
- Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk
US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the new “Ministry of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.
It is noteworthy that Musk is the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and the X platform (formerly Twitter), while Ramaswamy is a businessman and former Republican presidential candidate.
The Department of Government Efficiency is a new agency created to oversee and reduce federal spending. Its initials consist of the word DOGE, which is a cryptocurrency.
- National Security Advisor: Mike Waltz
Rep. Mike Waltz has been selected to serve as Trump’s national security adviser. Waltz, a congressman from Florida, was the first member of the Special Forces to be elected to the House of Representatives.
This position is currently held by Jake Sullivan. Among his duties is managing and coordinating the work of all US government agencies related to security files.
- Steve Witkoff, US envoy to the Middle East
Trump announced his intention to appoint real estate investor and entrepreneur Steve Witkoff as special US envoy to the Middle East.
Witkoff heads an investment and real estate company he founded in 1997 that bears his name, and he also served on the executive committee of the New York Real Estate Council, according to Trump’s team.
The new administration of US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to assume its duties after his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20.
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Iciency (DOGE) will be a newly established agency focused on cutting federal spending and increasing government effectiveness. This unique pairing of Ramaswamy and Musk is aimed at leveraging their entrepreneurial backgrounds to implement innovative solutions for government operations.
Ramaswamy, known for his focus on economic reform and efficiency, has expressed interest in reducing bureaucratic red tape and streamlining federal agencies. Meanwhile, Musk’s extensive experience in technology and business is expected to bring a disruptive approach to government practices, potentially embracing more automation and digital transformation.
This ambitious new role reflects Trump’s goal of repositioning the federal government to be more responsive to taxpayer needs and promoting fiscal responsibility within the administration.
