Donald Trump Team: Newly elected President Donald Trump has started choosing his team. Trump has so far announced who will hold 17 important positions. Trump’s team will include faces ranging from billionaire Elon Musk to America’s first Hindu MP Tulsi Gabbard. Trump has overlooked familiar faces, including Nikki Haley, and recruited some new unknowns to his team. Trump can implement a very aggressive agenda on other issues including immigration. Along with this, Trump’s agenda is also to clean up and radically change the American administrative system. Keeping this in mind, Trump has chosen more of his loyalists. According to informants, it appears Trump indirectly supported the crime at some point. Trump has made preparations to make his second term turbulent by giving opportunity to some people in the cabinet and among those close to him who have the image of bad policemen. Let’s take a look at this Trump team full of such people.
JD Vance: Vice President
Ohio Senator JD Vance will become the youngest Vice President in US history. Vance’s wife is of Indian origin. Interestingly, when Trump was first elected President in 2016, Mr. Vance called him stupid, despicable and “America’s Hitler,” but in 2021, Mr. Vance called him an idiot during a meeting in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. He personally apologized for past comments about Trump. Trump pardoned him and endorsed him in the Senate election and later made him his running mate. Vance has been aggressive on issues including immigration and abortion laws.
Elon Musk: Department of Government Efficiency
Tech billionaire Elon Musk will head a newly created government efficiency department. This department will reduce government expenditure. Talking to reporters, Musk said that his aim is to reduce government expenditure and government expenditure will be reduced by 1 trillion dollars. Musk owns Tesla, SpaceX, X and Neuralink. Also owns and participates in other comp.es.
Vivek Ramaswami: Department of Government Efficiency
Vivek Ramaswamy, who worked with Musk, was against Trump at the beginning of the election race and was competing to become the Republican Party’s nominee. In January he withdrew his support from Trump. Businessman and investor Ramaswamy founded pharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences in 2014. His investment firm, Strive Asset Management, has raised approximately $20 million from investors.
Michael Waltz: National Security Advisor
Michael Waltz, who holds the most important position in America, is a Congressman from Florida. Waltz, who served in the US Army, is in favor of the US and Europe openly supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. The 50-year-old was a member of the Armed Forces and Intelligence and Foreign Affairs committees and served as a counterterrorism adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney. His wife, Julie Neshivat, was Trump’s homeland security adviser. Waltz has also been vocal against US withdrawal from Afgh.stan.
Marco Rubio: Secretary of State
The appointment of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State is also a surprise. Because, Nikki Haley was a strong contender for this post. Marco Rubio was elected to the Senate in 2010. Rubio, who favors aggressive stances against China, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba, was once considered Trump’s top choice for vice president. Emphasizing the need for the US to be more aggressive in its dealings with China, Rubio introduced a bill to prevent Chinese imports of goods made with forced labor by Uyghurs.
John Ratcliffe: CIA Director
Former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe was also the director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term. The appointment of a CIA director requires congressional approval in the United States. Ratcliffe ultimately withdrew the nomination due to opposition in the Senate. Ratcliffe helped investigate Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, and criticized Russian interference in the 2016 election. Ratcliffe is a staunch critic of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Pete Hegseth: Defense
Trump has surprised everyone by choosing Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth as Defense Minister. A veteran of the Iraq and Afgh.stan wars, Pete was a staunch Trump loyalist during his first term. Pete’s image is that of a playboy. Hegseth married Samantha Deering in 2010, after divorcing first wife Meredith Schwarz in 2009. He has three children from this marriage. In August 2017, she gave birth to a daughter with Fox executive producer Jennifer Rauchette Hegseth. Hegseth and Rauchette married in 2019 after Deering filed for divorce in August 2017 due to this extramarital affair.
Tulsi Gabbard: Director of General Intelligence
The appointment of former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is surprising because Tulsi has no intelligence experience. Tulsi was earlier in Joe Biden’s Democratic Party but after leaving the party, she has become a supporter of Donald Trump. Former American Hindu lawmaker Tulsi helped Trump prepare for the debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. After Trump’s entry in this debate, the atmosphere changed in his favor.
Kristi Noem: Homeland Security
In America, Homeland Security Chief Christie is the Governor of South Dakota. Kristi Noem’s personality is controversial. In September 2021, American Greatness reported that Noam had an extramarital sexual relationship with political operative Corey Lewandowski. Other media also accepted this as true. Christie is in favor of strengthening border security. Noem believes that the border becoming a war zone has led to an increase in crime, drug overdoses and human trafficking nationwide.
Lee Zeldin: Environmental Protection Agency
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin ran for governor of the state in 2022 but lost. He has been a strong supporter of Trump since the first impeachment motion in December 2019. Zeldin campaigns fiercely for the environment. Zeldin, 44, was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2021, but has recovered after beating the cancer.
Susie Wills: Chief of Staff
Susie Wills, 67, who has been active in American politics since the 1980s, will be the first female Chief of Staff in the White House. Wills is an experienced political consultant from Florida. Wills worked with Ronald Reagan until the 1980s. Ultimately helping Governor Ron DeSantis win his first term in Florida. In which Wills had assured Trump immediately after his defeat in 2020 that he could make a political comeback. Wills was co-manager of Trump’s 2021 campaign for President-elect Trump.
Matt Gaetz: Attorney General
US MP Matt Gaetz is a staunch Trump supporter who has been quite controversial. A federal sex-trafficking scandal investigation led to allegations that Gaetz and former political aide Joel Greenberg had sex with underage girls and escorts in exchange for money or gifts. Greenberg was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022 after pleading guilty. Gaetz is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. The 17-year-old girl testified that Gaetz had sex with her. Trump has appointed an Attorney General for his security. As Attorney General, Gaetz would resign from Parliament and the investigation against him would be closed.
Tom Homan: Immigration
Tom Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during Trump’s first term from January 2017 to June 2018. Homan, a former police officer and Border Patrol officer, later quit his job to work as a Fox News analyst at the border. Homan supports a tough policy against immigrants and is expected to deport large numbers of illegal aliens. Homan favors measures including building a border wall.
Elise Stef.k: United Nations Ambassador
Trump surprised Nikki Haley in his first term by making him the US representative to the United Nations. The appointment of Elise Stef.k to this post is also surprising because she has very little experience in foreign policy. Just 40 years old, Steph.e is a staunch supporter of white supremacy. Stephen talks about the “replacement theory,” claiming that minority groups are trying to displace white people in America and therefore whites should unite.
Stephen Miller: Deputy Chief of Staff
Stephen Miller is one of Trump’s top immigration advisers. Miller, who wrote Trump’s speeches during his first term, started an advisory group called Mr. America First Legal when Joe Biden was elected president. Miller is in favor of deporting illegal aliens. Miller claimed last year that Army detention centers would be built near the border in Texas to hold immigrants living in the US illegally and facing deportation.
Steven Witkoff: Middle East Ambassador
Steven Witkoff is a real estate executive and close friend of Trump. Earlier this year, Steven Trump was playing golf with Trump and other friends when a second assassination attempt was made on Trump. Steven testified in Trump’s favor during the civil fraud trial against Trump in New York. After graduating from college in 1977, Steven worked for the real estate law firm Dreier & Traub, where one of his clients was Donald Trump. Since then he has been friends with Trump.
Mike Huckabee: Ambassador to Israel
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has been a news host for more than a decade. Huckabee, who first hosted a talk show on Fox News Channel and then Christian broadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network, will be the first non-Jew to hold the post of US ambassador to Israel since 2011. Huckabee is a staunch supporter of Israel and is in favor of the elimination of other org.zations including Hamas.
