Discussions were already going well between Donald Trump, podcast star Joe Rogan (center) and Elon Musk while the election was not yet over, Tuesday evening at Mar-a-Lago.
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Donald Trump had not yet been elected on Tuesday evening when the phones started ringing everywhere in the Republican’s entourage. Around the tables set up in the Mar-a-Lago ballroom, low masses and other negotiations began to rustle. These quiet discussions on election night gave way to a real open battle taking place directly on the terrace of Donald Trump’s residence. On Wednesday evening, we jostled to be able to sit as close as possible to the president-elect, or even better: access the famous VIP table, behind a velvet rope.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump Jr., Tulsi Gabbard were notably seen walking the corridors of Mar-a-Lago, reports CNN. Donald Trump spent part of his day on Wednesday reviewing the names that his recruiter Howard Lutnick had submitted to him during the months preceding the election. According to sources present on site, the Republican does not go into detail: several candidates have already been removed from his list. Out of superstition, the billionaire had remained discreet throughout the campaign about the people he would like to see within his government.
Donald Trump’s transition team is expected to present a first list of ministers and advisors “in the coming days and weeks”, before his inauguration on January 20. “There are people coming back, other new people joining (us), not just big names, but also Democrats, independents, business people,” explained Jason Miller, advisor to the Republican billionaire.
Susie Wiles, architect of his campaign nicknamed “Ice Baby”, will be his chief of staff, an ultra-strategic position never occupied by a woman.
One of the most sensitive positions. Utah Senator Mike Lee and Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt are quoted by the Washington Post.
The Secretary of State will have to put to music the protectionist and isolationist diplomacy of “America first” of Donald Trump. The name Richard Grenell has been circulating for months. Described as an “emissary” of Donald Trump’s shadow, he was ambassador to Germany (2018-2020), where his style became strained. He was also acting director of intelligence and special envoy for Kosovo and Serbia.
America’s partners or adversaries await these positions with impatience or anxiety. To lead the Pentagon, Mike Pompeo, former head of diplomacy of Donald Trump and former director of the CIA, could be chosen. The leadership of the CIA could fall to the former ultraconservative elected official from Texas John Ratcliffe.
The position of big financier could be disputed between two billionaires, heads of investment funds: Scott Bessent, donor and economic advisor to the next president for tax cuts and increases in customs tariffs, is in competition with financier John Paulson.
“Government Effectiveness”
Elon Musk could be responsible for fundamentally reorganizing the federal administration. If the two impetuous billionaires come to an enduring understanding, they could make 2,000 billion dollars of clear cuts in a budget of 7,000 billion.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of assassinated President “JFK,” is a notorious anti-vaxxer.
(joc/afp)
