US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a series of appointments to key positions in his future administration which takes office next January.
Trump also appointed Tesla boss Elon Musk and another businessman, Vivek Ramaswamy, to head a new “government efficiency” department, with the mission of reducing public spending and streamlining bureaucracy. .
“Together, these two great Americans will chart a path for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excessive regulations, cut wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies,” Trump said in a statement.
According to the next tenant of the White House, Musk and Ramaswamy, who strongly supported his campaign, would “send shock waves through the system”
He further clarified that the mission of the two wealthy entrepreneurs is to advise “from outside the government”.
Separately, the president-elect named Pete Hegseth, a military veteran and conservative Fox News host, as secretary of defense, and John Ratcliffe, a former member of the House of Representatives, as head. the CIA intelligence agency.
“Pete spent his entire life as a warrior for the troops and for the country. Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” Trump said in a statement confirming his selection.
In a separate statement, Trump called Ratcliffe a “warrior for truth and honesty” and praised him for exposing what Trump called accusations of “false Russian collusion” against his 2016 campaign.
Accelerating the establishment of his cabinet in anticipation of his inauguration on January 20, Donald Trump has also chosen the governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, to lead the Department of Homeland Security, a key position in charge of the immigration system in the United States.
In a statement on social media, Trump, who has made fighting illegal immigration a key theme of his campaign, called Noem “very strong on border security.”
