Trump's next White House team: Inside look at potential picks and surprises
Former president starts building his future administration team with first official pick already made. Various well-known names from finance military and politics are being considered for key positions
Last week Donald Trump started picking his new team‚ showing his first moves for the next administration setup
The first big step was naming Susie Wiles as chief-of-staff - a smart-thinking campaign manager whoʼs expected to bring much-needed order to the white house operations (something that wasnt there in trumps first term)
For treasury secretary position‚ there are quite a few wall-street connected people in the mix:
- Scott Bessent - yale teacher and hedge fund pro
- John Paulson - big-money investor and top fund-raiser
- Larry Kudlow - tv economics expert
- Robert Lighthizer - trade policy master
- Howard Lutnick - finance company boss
The state department leadership race includes Richard Grenell‚ Bill Hagerty‚ and Marco Rubio; each bringing their own style to foreign-policy ideas. Mike Waltz - a former green beret‚ and Mike Pompeo - who ran both CIA and state department before are top picks for defense secretary
For homeland security‚ Tom Homan and Chad Wolf - both with real-world border control experience‚ are being looked at. The justice department might see either John Ratcliffe or Mike Lee taking charge
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The national security team could include Keith Kellogg and Kash Patel - both known for their strong support of trumps policies. Each pick shows trumpʼs focus on getting people who agree with his main ideas about trade borders and world politics
