Following Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election, he has not shied away from revealing who he wants to fill his cabinet once he’s back in the White House.
Cabinet nominees range from household names like Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, who was picked to serve as a leader of a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, to U.S. legislators like South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who was selected to oversee the Department of Homeland Security as the potential secretary of the agency.
With Republicans now holding a majority of the Senate and the House of Representatives, it is expected that many of the President-elect’s cabinet picks are likely to be confirmed, CBS News reported Thursday.
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Additional Cabinet Nominees
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz has been nominated as Trump’s attorney general for his upcoming administration. Until resigning on Nov. 13 due to the announcement, Gaetz served as the U.S. representative for Florida’s first congressional district, where he was set to serve another term after defeating opponent Gay Valimont in the Nov. 5 election.
“Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department,” Trump noted in a statement.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy was unveiled as Trump’s choice to oversee the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as secretary. In this role, the president-elect said he believes Kennedy will challenge “industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation and disinformation.”
Kennedy has said he will combat an “epidemic” of chronic diseases and reportedly feels that some drug and food companies are to blame for the increased amount of ailments throughout the nation.
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Marco Rubio
Trump has tapped Florida Senator Marco Rubio to serve as secretary of state in his next administration. Rubio is widely considered a foreign policy hawk, having challenged China and Iran on several geopolitical issues.
Currently serving as the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio has extensive experience dealing with international adversaries and allies.