The future president of the United States, Donald Trump, has begun to make what will be your cabinet over the next four years appointing around twenty people who share a common profile:
- Loyalty common.
- Good presence on television.
- Firm back to its most controversial measures, such as mass deportations.
Some of these appointments will have to have the support and Senate confirmationwhere the Republicans will have a majority of 53 seats starting in January that could be affected by internal dissent. Given this situation, The president-elect has announced that he will try to avoid that chamber and make unilateral appointments.
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
Senator for Florida since 2011, Marco Rubio -of Cuban origin-, is considered a “hawk” in foreign policy: defender of a hard line against China and Iran, as well as sanctions against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Although he is now loyal to the former president, Both had an intense rivalry. during the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, which Trump ultimately won.
When announcing the appointment, Trump said of him that he was “a highly respected leader and a very powerful voice for freedom” and that he would be “a strong defender of our nation.
Once the Senate has ratified his appointment, Rubio, 53, will become the first Hispanic to head the State Department.
Elon Musk, director of government efficiency
Known for being the owner of SpaceX, Tesla and the social network He is the richest person in the world. Although he was initially critical of Trump, he later became one of his biggest donors in the presidential campaign and now he will direct – together with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy – an organization dedicated to government efficiency. He has promised to cut a third of the federal budget.
Musk’s new department will boost “large-scale structural reforms” that could have strong repercussions on the Federal Administration.
Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff
Making history by being the first woman to serve as Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles has a vast experience in Florida politicsas he ran Trump’s campaign there in 2016, creating a presidential strategy that many considered more sophisticated and disciplined than on previous occasions. Of her, Trump said: “She is tough, smart, innovative and universally admired and respected.”
Matt Gaetz, Attorney General
He is one of Trump’s most loyal legislators in Congress. His appointment is one of the most surprising and there are doubts that he can achieve confirmation from a Senate dominated by Republicans. Always controversial, he was accused of sex trafficking of a minor and is being investigated for this by the House of Representatives Ethics Committee, as well as for drug use.
According to Trump, Gaetz “will dismantle criminal organizations and restore faith and Americans’ trust in the Department of Justice severely shattered.”
Stephen Miller, deputy director of policy
He was the architect of the policies of separation of migrant families and the ban on entry to people from Muslim-majority countries during Trump’s first term. Now he is the ideologue of the mass deportation plans. He is the author of controversial phrases such as “The United States for Americans and only for Americans.”
Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence
Gabbard was a prominent and controversial member of the Democratic Party for a decade. After passing through Congress competed in the 2020 presidential primaries confronting the now vice president, Kamala Harris. In 2022 he left the party and began to embrace conservative theses through Fox News until reaching Trump’s orbit.
As Director of National Intelligence, a ministerial-level position, Gabbard will oversee the US intelligence community with its multiple agenciesamong them the CIA, the NSA or the intelligence divisions of the FBI.
John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA
Director of National Intelligence during Trump’s first term, Ratcliffe is also a former congressman who the tycoon has defined himself as a “warrior”. Ratcliffe put China between the intelligence eyebrows, denouncing the double standard of American spies between the Asian giant and Russia or Iran.
Elise Stefanik, ambassador to the UN
She came to Congress with the profile of a moderate legislator from New York, but He became radicalized with the arrival of Trump and rose in the Republican leadership. After the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Stefanik raised her profile as a defender of Israel, becoming a scourge of pro-Palestinian students and universities.
Stefanik was even part of Trump’s defense team in 2020 during his first impeachment trial and has defined herself as “one of his main partners” in “his historic support for Israel’s independence and security.”
Pete Hegseth, head of the Pentagon
A Fox News host, he is an unconventional choice to lead the world’s most powerful military. No international experienceHegseth is veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and has expressed opposition to “woke” programs that promote equity and inclusion.
Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security
Governor of South Dakota, sounded like a possible Trump vice president but His options evaporated after he confessed that he had shot a puppy to death. He has championed far-right causes such as policies against trans rights and sent National Guard troops to Texas to support border militarization.
“Kristi has been very tough on border security”Trump highlighted Noem, who will be tasked with overseeing a sprawling agency that controls everything from the U.S. Border Protection system and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Secret Service. USA.
Thomas Homan, border czar
He headed the immigration agency (ICE) during Trump’s first term and He was in charge of deportations in the Government of Barack Obama. He also participated in the family separation policy and has promised more raids on workplaces to detain undocumented immigrants, opening the door to the use of the military.
Robert Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health
The son of Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy (both assassinated in the 1960s) campaigned for the Presidency as an independent and He charged against the two historic partieswhom he described as puppets of a system guided by big companies and lobbies, but in the final stretch they declined in favor of Trump.
Kennedy Jr. is known for his vaccine conspiracy theories and Trump has called him “a fantastic guy” with good knowledge about pesticides and the environment.
The future president promised that the Ministry of Health will play an important role in ensuring that the population is protected “from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming health crisis” in the country.
