The appointment of Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff is the first announced by the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, for his new term, in which many figures loyal to him are expected.
In his first term, between 2017 and 2021, several members left or were removed by the Republican politician, especially after the assault on the Capitol by his supporters, but his future administration will have former Ohio senator JD Vance as vice-president, who has been one of his critics in the past and will be number two in the White House.
Wiles, the first woman appointed White House chief of staff, one of the most important positions in Washington, has been one of the Republican campaign’s main advisors and Trump himself attributes last Tuesday’s victory against the Democratic candidate and current candidate to her. Vice President, Kamala Harris.
One of the people who could be of great importance is the multimillionaire Elon Musk, responsible for Tesla and SpaceX and owner of the social network X, from where he has promoted a strong campaign in favor of the republican, in addition to a contribution of over one hundred million euros of your personal fortune.
Trump offered Musk the management of a “government efficiency” office with the aim of cutting bureaucratic spending and fulfilling the Republican’s goal of eliminating what he calls the “deep state”, or what he considers to be systemic disorders of public administration to state policies.
Some position is also expected for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of former Democratic President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963), who withdrew his presidential candidacy as an independent to support Trump, a gesture rejected by the Kennedy dynasty.
This controversial businessman, known for his anti-vaccine positions, said he could play an important role in the health policy of the next Trump administration.
Stephen Miller, one of the great ideologues of the future President’s anti-immigration policy, could be another prominent name in the future Republican administration.
One of the most important decisions that the next President will have to make is the appointment of the attorney general, who will head the Department of Justice and close the two criminal cases against the Republican for the assault on the Capitol in January 2021 and the removal of confidential documents of the White House.
After a tense relationship with his first-term attorneys, Jeff Sessions and William Barr, the New York tycoon must choose a loyal name who will never turn their back on him, like Jeff Clark, the former assistant attorney general who was indicted alongside of Trump for election interference in the state of Georgia, or the current Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton.
One of the most speculated names to lead North American diplomacy is Marco Rubio, a senator from Florida who was on the list of possible vice presidents for a second term for the Republican.
Rubio, of Cuban origin, exerted a lot of influence on Latin America policy in Trump’s first term on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but some advisers to the future President believe that his “hawk” profile contrasts with the isolationist policy of ” America first” that the future leader of the White House advocates.
Also on the list of possible choices is Richard Grenell, the controversial former US ambassador to Germany, a man very loyal to the Republican and who was involved in his attempt to reverse the 2020 electoral defeat in the state of Nevada.
He also attended a recent meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
For Secretary of Defense, the possibility of Mike Pompeo is raised, who was already in charge of the Pentagon in Trump’s first term and is one of the few members of the previous executive who could repeat himself.
Other names on the table are Mike Waltz, congressman from Florida and retired National Guard colonel, and Arkansas senator Tom Cotton, who had already been suggested as Secretary of Defense for the Republican’s first term.
At the head of the Treasury may be Robert Lighthizer, who was already representative of Foreign Trade in Trump’s first term and is considered a skeptic of free trade and a supporter of the tariff war with China.
Important donors to the Trump campaign, such as businessmen Howard Lutnick, Scott Bessent and John Paulson, are also being considered for the position.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is on the list of potential Energy secretaries, and former Education Secretary Betsy Devos could return to that department to make good on Trump’s promise to eliminate it.
Source: www.jornaldenegocios.pt
