{"id":9074,"date":"2024-11-12T11:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T06:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/?p=9074"},"modified":"2024-11-12T11:42:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T06:42:19","slug":"trump-ramps-up-transition-moves-with-key-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/news\/trump-ramps-up-transition-moves-with-key-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump ramps up transition moves with key appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has begun the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials following his presidential election victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defence, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking. Some are in contention for a range of posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief of staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump on Thursday announced that Susie Wiles<\/a>, one of his two campaign managers, will be his White House chief of staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the specifics of her political views are somewhat unclear, Wiles, 67, is credited with running a successful and efficient campaign. Supporters hope she will instill a sense of order and discipline that was often lacking during Trump\u2019s first four-year term, when he cycled through a number of chiefs of staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump announced on Sunday night that Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from his first administration, will be in charge of the country\u2019s borders. Trump made cracking down on people in the country illegally a central element of his campaign, promising mass deportations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UN ambassador<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump announced on Monday that Elise Stefanik<\/a>, a Republican congresswoman and staunch Trump supporter, would be his ambassador to the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik, 40, a US representative from New York state and House Republican conference chair, took a leadership position in the House of Representatives in 2021 when she was elected to replace then-Representative Liz Cheney, who was ousted for criticising Trump\u2019s false claims of election fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasure secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Bessent, John Paulson; Larry Kudlow, Robert Lighthizer and Howard Lutnick considered for the role of potential treasury secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bessent, a key economic adviser to Trump, is widely seen as a top candidate for treasury secretary. A longtime hedge fund investor who taught at Yale University for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commerce secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda McMahon is seen as the frontrunner to lead Trump\u2019s Department of Commerce, three sources briefed on the plans said. Mcmahon is a Professional wrestling magnate and former Small Business Administration director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary of state<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Grenell, Robert O\u2019brien, Bill Hagerty and Marco Rubio, among the top choices for potential secretary of state. Grenell is among Trump\u2019s closest foreign policy advisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O\u2019Brien, Trump\u2019s fourth and final national security adviser during his first term, maintains a close relationship with Trump, and the two often speak on national security matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hagerty, a US senator from Tennessee who worked on Trump\u2019s 2016 transition effort, Hagerty is considered a top contender for secretary of state. Rubio, a US senator from Florida and 2016 Republican presidential candidate is also a top secretary of state contender whose policies hew closely to those of Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defence secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Waltz<\/a>, potential defence secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A former Army Green Beret who is currently a US congressman from Florida, Waltz has established himself as one of the foremost China hawks in the House. Among the various China-related bills he has co-sponsored are measures designed to lessen US reliance on critical minerals mined in China.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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