Factbox-Trump 2.0: Who would be in the running for top jobs in Trump's second administration?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Trump has a close personal relationship with Rollins, and often compliments her in private settings.
55% : SCOTT BESSENT, potential treasury secretaryBessent, a key economic adviser to Trump, is widely seen as a top candidate for treasury secretary.
54% : MARCO RUBIO, potential secretary of stateRubio, a U.S. senator from Florida and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, is also a top secretary of state contender whose policies hew closely to those of Trump.
53% : When Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in September, Grenell sat in on the private meeting.
53% : Though the former prosecutor declined to vote for Trump during the 2016 election, he later become an unwavering ally, and he has become something of an intellectual hero among some factions of Trumpworld.
52% : He has praised the president-elect's economic philosophy, which rests on a skepticism of both regulations and international trade.
50% : Hagerty's policies are broadly in line with those of Trump.
49% : Trump frequently praised Homan during the campaign, and Homan often hit the trail to rally supporters.
48% : ROBERT O'BRIEN, potential secretary of stateO'Brien, Trump's fourth and final national security adviser during his first term, maintains a close relationship with Trump, and the two often speak on national security matters.
46% : Waltz is on speaking terms with Trump and is widely considered to be a serious contender for secretary of defense.
39% : During the campaign, he presented Trump with a plan to end the war in Ukraine, which involved forcing both parties to the negotiating table and ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine for the foreseeable future, among other measures.
38% : KEITH KELLOGG, potential candidate for national security postsA retired lieutenant general who served as chief of staff to the National Security Council under Trump, Kellogg has Trump's ear and is a contender for several national security-related positions, though it is unclear precisely where he would land.
35% : While he flirted with a Republican primary challenge against Trump, Pompeo never pulled the trigger, and he is now back on friendly terms with the president-elect after a period of awkwardness.
34% : Green was nominated by Trump during his first term to serve as secretary of the Army, but he withdrew his name as past statements, which were widely seen as transphobic and Islamophobic, drew more scrutiny.
31% : Multiple judges ruled that his appointment by Trump, which effectively circumvented the Senate, was illegal.MARK GREEN, potential homeland security secretaryA former Army flight surgeon and the current chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, Green is considered by some Trump allies in Washington as a contender for the top job at DHS.
28% : Among other policies she supported during Trump's first term were criminal justice reforms that lessened prison sentences for some relatively minor offenses.
27% : Like Trump, Lighthizer is a trade skeptic and a firm believer in tariffs.
23% : Trump has expressed misgivings about bringing back those who resigned in the final days of his term.
18% : Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration the central element of his campaign, promising mass deportations.
8% : Lee was a key figure in attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, and has spread unfounded conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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