The 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced the name of the first official member of his incoming administration.
Day after declaring his victory in the elections, Trump on Thursday, November 7, 2024, revealed that his 2024 campaign co-chair, Susan Summerall Wiles, will work as the White House chief of staff during his second term.
According to BBC, the Republican president, who will take office on January 20, 2025, has begun searching and shortlisting candidates for his top team after winning over US Vice President Kamala Harris.
Here are the names of potential members of the Trump administration during his second term in the White House:
White House Chief of Staff
Susie Wiles would become the first female White House chief of staff during President Trump’s tenure, all set to begin in 2025.
The 67-year-old has been working with the Republican candidates for a long time. She played a key role during Trump’s campaign in 2016 as well as the 2024 elections. She also made Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign in 1980 successful.
Attorney General
After having an uneven relationship with the attorney generals during his first term, Jeff Sessions and William Barr, Trump would look for a more loyal name for this position.
The potential candidates for the position of attorney general are Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Mike Davis, a right-wing activist who issued threats against Trump critics and journalists, Mark Paoletta, who worked in his budget office, and Matthew Whitaker.
Homeland Secretary
The secretary of Homeland would be a person who will work to fulfill Trump’s promises of deporting undocumented migrants and also lead the government's natural disaster response.
Names floating for the homeland secretary position are the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), Tom Homan, homeland secretary from 2019-20, Chad Wolf, and the architect of Trump's immigration agenda, Stephen Miller.
US Secretary of State
The US state secretary would act as the main advisor of the president on foreign affairs and represent the country overseas.
The biggest name under consideration for this big position is Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who was among the potential candidates for the vice president.
Meanwhile, other people who are considered for this important position are former national security adviser Robert O'Brien, Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty, and ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell.
Defense Secretary
Two big names are under consideration for the US Defense Secretary, a Florida lawmaker who sits on the armed services committee in the US House of Representatives, Michael Waltz, and former national security advisor Robert O'Brien.
