Trump makes new appointments, Rubio tipped for secretary of state

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik got the nod for UN ambassador, while US media also said Stephen Miller, the author of Trump's so-called "Muslim ban" immigration policy during his first term, was set to be his deputy chief of staff with a broad portfolio.
75% : ""Border czar" Homan, who served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under Trump during his first term, is a long-time defender of the so-called "Make America Great Again" agenda.
55% : The Republicans are set to hold a solid majority in the upper chamber and are creeping towards a majority in the House of Representatives, which would give Trump a free hand to implement his agenda.
50% : In a further announcement, Trump's transition team said Lee Zeldin, an early political ally, would be proposed as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief with a mandate to slash climate and pollution regulations that are considered red tape by businesses.- Turnaround -Top nominations, including for Stefanik, Zeldin as well as the secretary of state, would need approval by the Senate, but Trump is hoping to bypass oversight from the upper chamber by making appointments while it is in recess.
41% : His choices for his new White House team are the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny, with Trump vowing that his second stint in power will result in a radical shake-up of the federal government.
30% : Trump said Zeldin would be tasked with making "fair and swift deregulatory decisions," with the tycoon promising to shred rules on safety and pollution that he believes hold back businesses.
27% : Trump is known to demand total personal loyalty from his aides and cabinet picks, with those chosen all having defended him and supported his unfounded claims of election fraud after his defeat to outgoing President Joe Biden in 2020.
27% : "I've known Tom (Homan) for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders," Trump said on Truth Social, adding that Homan would be in charge of "all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin.
27% : "Trump has pledged to launch the largest deportation operation of undocumented migrants in US history.- Deregulation -Trump will not be inaugurated until January, and had previously made one cabinet-level appointment, naming his campaign manager Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff, a position that does not require Senate confirmation.
14% : In 2016, when they were competing for the Republican presidential nomination, Rubio called Trump a "con artist" and the "most vulgar person to ever aspire to the presidency.

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