Around the president-elect of the United States, there is already a fight to land the most prominent positions in the American administration. Former collaborators, shadowy advisors, last-minute rallies or free electrons… Overview of the main contenders.
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Susie Wiles, the boss
At 67, this expert in political strategy landed the most prestigious and delicate position in the exercise of power. She has just been appointed chief of staff of the White House, the equivalent of a second president. Susie Wiles will be responsible for organizing Donald Trump’s program, setting his political appointments and preserving his interests.
Until now unofficial director of the Republican campaign, she is considered one of the main architects of his victory. We owe it to him to have put order around the candidate, to have disciplined his movements and partitioned access to his private jet, excluding the hundreds of courtiers who parasitized his first mandate. According to CNNit’s one of her obsessions and she would have imposed only one condition before accepting the job: that Donald Trump promises to put an end to the permanent parade of his friends in the Oval Office.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the defector
Fantastic, this “RFK”. After presenting himself and then withdrawing from the Democratic primary, the nephew of the former president John Fitzgerald Kennedy entered the race for the White House as an independent. He ended up throwing in the towel and joining Donald Trump in August 2024.
Lawyer and anti-vax activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spread many false rumors on health issues. Donald Trump promised him “ a big role » within his administration. Some already see him as Minister of Health, but the future president’s advisors say that with his nonsense statements, Kennedy mainly gave them migraines during the campaign. The option of instead making him a special advisor on health affairs is not excluded and would avoid him having to spend a long time in front of the Senate during a hypothetical confirmation hearing, obligatory for all members of the cabinet.
Elon Musk, the richest UFO in the world
Musk has jumped both feet forward into the Trump camp by playing on several tables. On the one hand, via his ultra-politicized messages on the X network, of which he is both the owner and the mega-star, with more than 200 million subscribers. On the other hand, by speaking at Make America Great Again (MAGA) meetings. And above all, by feeding theAmerica PAC and other Trumpist support funds to the tune of more than $120 million, making the billionaire entrepreneur the second largest donor to the Republican campaign.
Given the weight of its commercial activities, Elon Musk should not join the government, but he remains expected to be a member of a commission aimed at slashing public spending. He is already panicking the federal services with his wet-fingered estimate that the United States could, if he looked hard enough, achieve “ at least two trillion dollars in savings “.
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Richard Grenell, the diplomat
Unknown to the general public, but invited to his last meeting with Volodymyr ZelenskyRichard Grenell is one of Donald Trump’s very close diplomatic advisors. Director of intelligence during the first Trumpist mandate (2016-2020), former ambassador to Germany, he spoke out in favor of the establishment of a buffer zone in the east ofUkrainean idea that made the Ukrainians jump.
He is said to be very caustic and quite divisive, but he is given, with Florida senator Marco Rubio, in the final for the highly sought-after position of head of American diplomacy, or, failing that, of national security advisor.
Mike Pompeo, the hawk
The former No. 1 of the CIA, at odds for a time with Donald Trump after hesitating to launch himself as a presidential candidate, is back on the MAGA shelves, cited as a potential Minister of Defense. Fierce support from Israelhe displays his hatred of the Iranian regime every time he speaks.
But Mike Pompeo is one of the few figures in the Republican Party who still advocate for continued support for Ukraine. It’s necessary, he said“ let this war end, let Russia lose, and let it be known “.
