Trump Rewards Faithful Allies With Key Roles

The US president-elect selects supporters and his closest loyal ones for key posts. The chosen ones point to his agenda for domestic and foreign policy.

Newly elected US President Donald Trump continues to complete key positions in his second administration. The new appointments include the US ambassador to Israel and a special envoy to the Middle East.

The republican leader has stressed his supporters and close allies during the election campaign for the second presidential mandate.

Musk, Ramaswamy to oversee government efficiency

Trump announced on Tuesday (13.11) that billionaire Elon Musk will run a “Government Efficiency Department (DOGE)” in the new US, tasked with lowering federal bureaucracy, along with former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Acronation “DOGE” is a reference to the Dogecoin Kryptonite, Musk's favorite. During the elections, Musk spent over $100m promoting himself as a key ally of Trump. Musk campaigned for Trump on X, once Twitter, as the owner of this social networking platform. Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to lower government bureaucracy, simplify excessive regulations, cut waste and restructure Federal Agencies”, Trump said in a statement. According to the statement, Musk and Ramaswamy will work from outside the government to offer the White House “councils and instructions”.

Former Intelligence Chief in charge of CIA

Donald Trump named John Ratclife to run the CIA. Ratcliffe, a former Republican Congressman from Texas, directed the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI) in recent months of Trump's first mandate. I expect John to be the first person to serve in both of the highest intelligence positions of the Nation”, Trump said. He called Ratcliffe a fearless “fighter for the constitutional rights of all Americans”.

A determined conservative appointed as ambassador to Israel

The former governor of Arkansas, Mike Hookebee, one of the republican party's most conservative voices, has been appointed the next US ambassador to Israel. Huckabee, a staunch evangelist conservative, is known for his support of Israel. He has also expressed his support for settlements in the West Coast, which are considered illegal under international law.

This comes after newly elected President Donald Trump has promised to bring US foreign policy closer to Israel's interests. In a statement about the nomination, Trump said that Huckabee “would work hard to bring peace to the Middle Order”.

Who Are National Defence and Security Secretarys

Trump appointed the army veteran and host of Fox News, Pete Hegseth as his secretary of defence, praising him as the hard, clever “and a true believer in the expression “The America of Para””.
“With Pete at the top, America's enemies are aware our army will again be great and America will never back down,” he said in a statement.

Earlier, Hegseth expressed contempt for policies “woke” at the Pentagon and said he left the military in 2021 after being considered an extremist. Trump also appointed South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. He stressed that she was the first governor to deploy troops of the National Guard to help Texas fight illegal border crossings.

golf partner named as sent to Middle East

As his choice for a special envoy to the Middle East, Trump appointed his old friend and golf partner, Steven Whitkoff. Witkoff, an investor in real estate in Florida, is currently chairman of Trump's inaugural committee. “Steve will be a steadfast voice to peace and will make us all proud”, Trump said in social media.

“A strong voice for nation and brave warrior of opponents”

Marco Rubio, the senator from Florida, will be Foreign Minister in Donald Trump's cabinet. “It will be a strong voice for our nation, a true friend of our allies and a brave warrior of our opponents, who will never withdraw”, the next president stressed the republic declaring his selection of one of the most important positions.

US Ambassador to UN

Republican Congressman Elise Stefanic will be the US ambassador to the UN. Stefanic is a highly powerful, tough and clever” fighter for America First politics, Trump said, according to a New York Post information.

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Tom Homen will be the new “bordercar”, Trump announced to his social network “Truth”. That means Homeman will be responsible for border security and refugee repatriation. Besides monitoring the southern and northern borders, as well as sea and air security, Homen will be “responsible for the forced return of all illegal immigrants to their country of origin”. Homeman is the “avaca steadfast for border control” and no one is the best “for monitoring and controlling our borders”, Trump said, explaining his decision.
Trump had relied on Homeman since his first term: Homeman was then the head of ICE immigration authority for a year and a half. He was considered the advocate of the controversial decision to separate children of irregular immigrants from their parents. After that, it sometimes took years to reunite families. Homen é and Trump later said that the move was intended to serve as fear so that families could not even leave for the United States.

New York MP Zeldin to be chief of US Environment Authority

Donald Trump, former Republican President Lee Zeldin, will appoint director of the US Environment Authority, EPA. Zeldin is projected to abolish dozens of environmental norms. The future President Trump stated that Zeldin “would expand the power of the American economy” by undertaking “immediate disorder”.

At the same time Trump said Zeldin “would respect the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet”. 44-year-old Zeldin is a loyal supporter of Trump, and after losing elections in 2020 he voted in Congress against recognising the election outcome. On the X platform he writes, that it's a “nder”, you belong to Trump's cabinet. He promised to restore the US dominance in the field of energy, revive the automable industry, restore jobs to Americans, and make the U.S. leading in artificial intelligence field”, simultaneously to “protect access to air and clean water.” / DW