Trump Cabinet: Carolyn Levitt named White House Press Secretary; see the full list
Donald was embattled by in-house fighting in the first half of his administration. Now it appears that he is concentrating on remaking the federal government in his image. However, it will not be easy to clear some of his choices even with the Republican majority in the US Senate.
Donald Trump, who has been re-elected as the President of America, is finalizing names for important posts for his second term, and this is quite different from his first administration. He is giving priority to trusted people for top posts. In this episode, the newly elected President of America, Donald Trump, has announced the appointment of Carolyn Levitt as the White House Press Secretary.
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Trump was bothered by internal conflicts early in his first term. Now, apparently, he is engaged in a mission to shape the federal government according to his style. As his Republicans enjoy a majority in the US Senate, it might not be easy to get some of his names cleared.
Cabinet nominees so far
Appointments and nominations of Trump So far, Trump has nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Rubio, 53, keeps a close eye on the affairs of China, Cuba, and Iran. He was in the race to become the vice-presidential candidate from the Republican Party last summer. Rubio is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Attorney General: On Wednesday, Trump announced that he would name Matt Gage, a House of Representatives member from Florida, as his attorney general. The President has chosen the most faithful person in the country to serve as chief prosecutor.
President Trump has named former Hawaii MP Tulsi Gabbard to the post of Director of National Intelligence. Which is another illustration of how, for Trump, loyalty will trump experience. Gabbard, 43, ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, then quit the Democratic Party last year. She endorsed Trump last August and campaigned with him.
Defense Secretary: Pete Hegseth (44) is a co-host on the Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends Weekend and has been there since 2014, when he became close to Trump as the latter frequently guested on his show.
Home Secretary: Kristi Noem is a conservative figurehead who has used the two terms to promote South Dakota as a great place in Republican politics. Whereas during the height of the pandemic that made the rounds, Noem did not close down her state while other states throughout the country shut down theirs. She declared her state open for business instead.
Director: John Ratcliffe was the director of national intelligence for the final year and a half of Trump’s first term, presiding over the U.S. government’s spy agencies during the entire COVID-19 pandemic.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services: Ran first as a Democrat, then as an independent candidate for president. Later endorsed Trump. Son of Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated as he was campaigning for the presidency, having just won the Democratic nomination.
Secretary of the Interior: Before assuming office, Doug Burgum was a previously relatively unknown figure outside his home state of North Dakota. He was, however, a presidential primary candidate in the Republican Party. Later, he supported Trump and campaigned for several months to garner support for him.
Chief of Staff: Sue Wills (67) is the oldest among her peers at 67 years old. She acted as the senior advisor and de facto campaign manager for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
National Security Adviser: East-central Florida’s three-term congressman, a former Army Green Beret, did several tours of Afghanistan and once also served as policy adviser at the Pentagon when Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates were defence chiefs. He has taken a tough stand on China. He also demanded a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, blaming China for the origin of COVID-19 and persecution of minority Muslim Uighurs.
Border Czar: Tom Homan (62) was brought to Trump’s top-priority job managing the largest deportation effort in US history.
Special Envoy for the Middle East: Steven Witkoff, 67, plays golf with the newly elected president. He was playing golf with him at Trump’s club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15 when the former president was attacked for the second time.
