In the past week the President-elect of the US, Donald Trump, has made the following appointments:

  • Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
  • Representative Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor. Waltz is a Green Beret veteran.
  • Representative Elise Stefanik as Ambassador to the UN.
  • Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to co-run a newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Their work is to be concluded by July 4, 2026.
  • Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Susie Wiles  as White House Chief of Staff.
  • Tom Homan as Border Czar. 
  • Stephen Miller as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

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