President-elect Donald Trump is rapidly assembling his Cabinet of senior staff for his second term, laying the groundwork for a presidency expected to focus out the gate on tough immigration and major foreign policy shifts.
Marco Rubio, the Republican Senator from Florida, is Trump’s choice for Secretary of State. House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik will serve as the United Nations Ambassador. In the White House, Susie Wiles will make history as the first female Chief of Staff.
Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, July 22, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)Tom Homan speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., Jan. 23, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump has also chosen Stephen Miller as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Tom Homan as “Border Czar” to oversee an expansive immigration agenda that many experts say will be impossible to execute. Mike Waltz, a congressman and army veteran, will serve as national security adviser.
Trump is expected to come in with an aggressive agenda and prepared to overturn many Biden-era policies.
White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.
