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(NewsNation) — Republican President-elect Donald Trump has made respective announcements successful the past 24 hours astir the members of his caller administration.
On Sunday, Trump posted that erstwhile U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan would beryllium joining arsenic the "border czar," and the adjacent day, helium said his erstwhile adviser, Stephen Miller, would beryllium lawman main of policy.
Trump is acceptable to conscionable Wednesday with President Joe Biden astatine the White House to sermon the modulation of power.
JD Vance, Vice President
Republican Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a vice statesmanlike statement hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice statesmanlike campaigner Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, successful New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Sen. JD Vance was chosen to beryllium Trump’s moving mate successful July, with Trump announcing him arsenic the Republican National Convention kicked disconnected successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Republican from Ohio gained nationalist prominence done his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy." During his clip successful the Senate, Vance, who was erstwhile 1 of Trump's biggest critics, aboriginal became 1 of the fiercest defenders of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, particularly erstwhile it comes to overseas policy, commercialized and immigration.
In 2021, helium secured Trump’s endorsement during the Senate superior to capable the vacancy near by retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman. Vance past won the wide Senate contention against Democratic candidate Tim Ryan and took bureau successful January 2023.
Susie Wiles, White House main of staff
West Palm Beach, FL - November 6 : Susie Wiles speaks with Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump aft helium was declared the victor during an predetermination nighttime ticker enactment astatine the Palm Beach County Convention Center successful West Palm Beach, Florida successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday, Nov. 06, 2024. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Susie Wiles is a longtime Republican strategist and the person of Trump's 2024 run who worked alongside the president-elect successful 2016.
Wiles volition beryllium the archetypal pistillate to beryllium a White House main of staff. Since her commencement arsenic a scheduler for Ronald Reagan’s 1980 statesmanlike campaign, she's besides worked for Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and erstwhile Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman.
She is the girl of the precocious NFL subordinate turned broadcaster Pat Summerall.
“Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected,” Trump said. “Susie volition proceed to enactment tirelessly to Make America Great Again. It is simply a well-deserved grant to person Susie arsenic the first-ever pistillate Chief of Staff successful United States history. I person nary uncertainty that she volition marque our state proud.”
Stephen Miller, lawman main of policy
Former Senior White House Adviser Stephen Miller arrives for a run rally for Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump astatine Lancaster Airport connected November 03, 2024 successful Lititz, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Miller is 1 of Trump's longest-serving aides. A elder advisor successful Trump's archetypal word who crafted galore of the president-elect's speeches, The Associated Press reports Miller's been a cardinal fig successful galore of his argumentation decisions, including the determination to abstracted thousands of migrant families arsenic a deterrence programme successful 2018.
After Trump near office, Miller became president of America First Legal, which the AP says was fashioned arsenic a blimpish mentation of the American Civil Liberties Union that challenged the Biden administration, media companies, universities and others.
Tom Homan, 'border czar'
Homan volition beryllium charged with overseeing the United States' borders.(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Homan, as "border czar," is expected to marque deportation a apical priority. At the Republican National Convention, helium said that helium had a connection to the "millions" of undocumented migrants successful the country: "You amended commencement packing now."
As acting manager of ICE from January 2017 done June 2018, Homan backed Trump's zero tolerance argumentation astatine the borderline successful his archetypal term, which resulted successful thousands of families being separated astatine the confederate border. He's antecedently said that workplace raids would resume successful the Trump administration.
Before joining ICE, Homan was a constabulary serviceman successful West Carthage, New York, and aboriginal had positions arsenic a Border Patrol agent, researcher and supervisor. Former Democratic President Barack Obama appointed Homan to beryllium the enforcement subordinate manager of Immigration and Customs Enforcement successful 2013.
Homan retired arsenic acting ICE manager successful 2018 and joined the Heritage Foundation, wherever helium contributed to its Project 2025.
Elise Stefanik, UN ambassador
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) addresses the RNC connected Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Greg Nash)Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Trump's prime for ambassador to the United Nations, was elected to the House of Representatives astatine the property of 30 successful 2014, making her the youngest pistillate elected to Congress successful United States past astatine the time.
She presently serves arsenic seat of the House Republican Conference, a presumption she was chosen for erstwhile erstwhile Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was removed from the station aft publically criticizing Trump for falsely claiming helium won the 2020 election.
“I americium honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to service successful my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations," Trump said successful a statement. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and astute America First fighter."
Stefanik said she had a speech with Trump wherever she told him "how profoundly humbled" she was to judge the nomination.
"I basal acceptable to beforehand President Donald J. Trump’s restoration of America First bid done spot enactment connected the satellite signifier connected Day One astatine the United Nations," Stefanik said connected X Monday.
Lee Zeldin, EPA head
FILE - Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., speaks astatine a rally successful Concord, N.H., Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Attorney Lee Zeldin was chosen Monday to beryllium Trump's head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
From 2015 to 2023, helium served New York’s 1st Congressional District arsenic a U.S. representative, and helium ran for politician of the authorities successful 2022, losing to existent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Zeldin was connected progressive work successful the United States Army for 4 years and is presently a lieutenant colonel successful the Army Reserve.
"Lee, with a precise beardown ineligible background, has been a existent combatant for America First policies," Trump said successful a statement. "He volition guarantee just and swift deregulatory decisions that volition beryllium enacted successful a mode to unleash the powerfulness of American businesses, portion astatine the aforesaid clip maintaining the highest biology standards, including the cleanest aerial and h2o connected the planet."
Zeldin said connected X that "it is an honor" to articulation the administration.
"We volition reconstruct US vigor dominance, revitalize our car manufacture to bring backmost American jobs, and marque the US the planetary person of AI," Zeldin said. "We volition bash truthful portion protecting entree to cleanable aerial and water."
Who won't beryllium connected Trump's team
As he's been talking astir who volition beryllium successful his adjacent administration, Trump has besides highlighted who won't be.
One of them is erstwhile South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who held the relation of ambassador to the United Nations during Trump's archetypal term, and the different is erstwhile Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In a tweet, Trump said helium won't beryllium inviting them back, though helium "very overmuch enjoyed and appreciated moving with them previously."
"I was arrogant to enactment with President Trump, defending America astatine the United Nations," Haley said successful effect connected X. "I privation him, and each who serve, large occurrence successful moving america guardant to a stronger, safer America implicit the adjacent 4 years."
Pompeo besides said that helium was arrogant to enactment successful that erstwhile medication and that it was clip to enactment America first.
NewsNation's Libbey Dean, Kristen Eskow and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
