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Secretary of State – Marco Rubio Rubio, 53, is considered a hawk on China. The first Latino to be appointed Secretary of State, Rubio ran against Trump for president in 2016, but has since become a steadfast supporter. |
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Secretary of Treasury – Not Yet Announced
The current frontrunner at Treasury may be Robert Lighthizer, a sceptic of globalization who led the tariff war with China as U.S. trade representative in Trump’s first term. Others mentioned include Scott Bessent, billionaire hedge fund manager; John Paulson another hedge fund manager; and former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton. |
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Secretary of Defense — Pete Hegseth
A long time military veteran and recipient of two bronze stars from his service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hegseth is currently a Fox News commentator. |
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Attorney General – Matt Gaetz
Florida congressman who has been a lighting rod in the House of Representatives and is credited with bringing down former Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy. After the announcement of his appointment Gaetz resigned from Congress. Gaetz is the subject of a House Ethics investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. |
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Secretary of Interior — Doug Burgum
Software entrepreneur and former governor of North Dakota. Burgum briefly ran for president in the 2024 Republican primary before dropping out and endorsing Trump. |
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Secretary of Agriculture — Not Yet Announced |
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Secretary of Labor – Not Yet Announced
Speculation has it that Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon who was defeated for reelection will likely be appointed as Labor Secretary.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
An environmental lawyer and nephew of the former President John F. Kennedy, RFK, Jr. as he is known, has been critical of the U.S. healthcare establishment for years. |
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Secretary of Transportation — Sean Duffy
Former Wisconsin congressman and Fox Business host. At Transportation, he will handle regulatory responsibility for a wide variety of issues including aviation, automobiles, rail, transit, and trucking. |
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development — Not Yet Announced |
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Secretary of Energy — Chris Wright
An oil and gas industry executive who has advocated for American energy independence and rolling back subsidies for renewables that distort the energy market. |
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Secretary of Education — Linda McMahon
Co-Chair of the Trump transition, she led the Small Business Administration in Trump’s first term. Trump has been critical of the Department of Education for it’s waste, inefficiency, and focus on issues such as trans-rights and critical race theory. He’s advocated closing the department all together which McMahon could be charged with doing. |
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Secretary of Homeland Security — Governor Kristi Noem
South Dakota Governor known as a strong conservative supporter of Trump’s policies. Homeland Security is a vast agency employing thousands of people and incorporating many missions including border control, federal emergency management, and the Secret Service. |
Other Key appointees often considered cabinet-rank that also require confirmation of the senate…
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Environmental Protection Agency – Lee Zeldin
Former New York representative who has committed to rolling back EPA regulations. |
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UN Ambassador – Elise Stefanik
Former New York congresswoman made national headlines with her sharp questioning of university presidents at Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania over their tolerance for anti-semitism on campus |
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Central Intelligence Agency — John Ratcliffe
Former Texas congressman. |
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Director of National Intelligence — Tulsi Gabbard
Former Democratic congresswoman from HI, and former Democratic candidate for president in 2020. Supported Senator Bernie Sanders in 2020 after dropping out. Left the Democratic Party, endorsed Trump, and has campaigned with him extensively this year.
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Solicitor General – Dean John Sauer
Previosuly served as solicitor general for the Missouri state supreme court and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The solicitor general’s job will be to supervise and represent the people of the U.S. in litigation at the U.S. Supreme Court that involves the federal government. |
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Israel Ambassador — Mike Huckaby
Former Christian pastor and Arkansas Governor is charged with helping end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. A staunchly pro-Israel advocate who in the past has rejected a two-state solution to solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict. |
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Federal Communications Commission Chair — Brendan Carr
Current member of the FCC which regulates broadcast and internet use. He’s embraced Trump’s policies and supports regulation of “big tech’s” censoring voices with which they do not agree. He’s indicated particular concern for the censorship policies at Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. |
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — Dr. Mehmet Oz
A surgeon and television personality who has been criticized by Democrats in the past for not adequately adhering to recommendations by the government medical establishment’s edicts on Covid-19. Medicare and medicaid oversee the healthcare of millions of Americans. Medicare is projected to reach insolvency by 2036 without extensive reform. |
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White House Office of Management and Budget — Russell Vought
Vought served in this role in the latter part of the first Trump administration, and was involved in writing the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. |
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U.S. Ambassador to NATO – Matthew Whitaker
Whitaker, 55, has a legal background, not a foreign policy one. He served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa under President George W. Bush. Whitaker was Trump’s acting attorney general for only a few months, from November 2018 to February 2019. |
Key appointments that do not require Senate confirmation…
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Government Efficiency — Co-Director, Elon Musk
The world’s richest man, Musk is an entrepreneur who founded Tesla, Space X, and Starlink. Last year he bought Twitter for a reported $44 Billion, he has since changed the name to X. |
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Government Efficiency — Co-Director, Vivek Ramaswamy
Also a billionaire entrepreneur in the high tech space, Ramaswamy ran for President but bowed out after failing to gain traction in the primaries and endorsed Trump. |
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Border Czar – Tom Homan
Former police officer and acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Trump’s first term. |
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National Security Advisor — Mike Waltz
Florida congressman and the first member of the U.S. Army Special Forces to be elected to Congress. |
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Special Envoy to the Middle East – Steve Witkoff
Real estate investor and philanthropist who is a close friend of Trump’s. |
