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86% : "He's going to head the Department of Interior and he's going to be fantastic," Trump said.
85% : Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to ABC News.
83% : "Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom," Trump said in a statement.
80% : Nov 14, 2024, 8:57 PM EST - Trump praises Elon Musk and RFK Jr. during gala addressDuring his address at the America First Policy Institute's annual gala, Trump praised his newly announced cabinet members, Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy.
78% : "We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need," Trump said.
78% : Trump then said politics is tough but the transition will be smooth.
77% : -ABC News' Beatrice PetersonNovember 12, 2024, 11 AM EST - Johnson teases Trump visit to the CapitolHouse Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that Trump is expected to visit the U.S. Capitol to celebrate a potential Republicans "trifecta" on Wednesday morning before he sits down in the Oval Office with President Joe Biden later in the day.
75% : "I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation's highest Intelligence positions," Trump said in a statement, adding that Ratcliffe "will be a fearless fighter for the Constitutional Rights of all Americans.
74% : "I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace through Strength," Trump said in a statement.
72% : Sources close to Burgum suggest he hoped to get the nod for secretary of state, for which Trump nominated Sen. Marco Rubio.
71% : -ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Soo Rin Kim and Kelsey WalshNov 14, 2024, 6:44 PM EST - Trump expected to speak at AFPI's Mar-a-Lago gala tonightTrump is expected to speak at America First Policy Institute's annual gala at Mar-a-Lago tonight.
67% : Speaking of RFK Jr., who was tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump said, "I guess if you like health and if you like people that live a long time, it's the most important position."Nov 14, 2024, 8:33 PM EST - Introduced by Sylvester Stallone, Trump takes the stage at AFPI galaPresident-elect Donald Trump is at Mar-a-Lago Thursday evening for the America First Policy Institute's annual gala.
67% : "Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years," Trump said in a statement.
66% : "Lee, with a very strong legal background, has been a true fighter for America First policies," Trump said in a statement.
65% : Trump was seen attending AFPI's festivities at his club Wednesday night, after returning from his visit to the White House.
65% : "The role must be confirmed by the Senate.November 13, 2024, 2:23 pm EST - Biden, Trump had 'substantive meeting and exchange of views': White HousePresident Joe Biden and Trump had a "substantive meeting and exchange of views" during their nearly two-hour Oval Office meeting on Tuesday, according to the White House press secretary.
64% : Lutnick, on the other hand, spends hours with Trump nearly each day, presenting candidates for top roles in the administration.
64% : -ABC News' Soo Rin Kim, Kelsey Walsh and Lalee IbssaNovember 12, 2024, 4:42 PM EST - Trump expected to tap Kristi Noem for DHS secretary: SourcesTrump is expected to soon announce he has chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, according to sources.
62% : "Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our 'Peace through Strength' policy," Trump said in a statement.
61% : Witkoff has held multiple fundraisers for Trump throughout the election cycle and accompanied him to numerous campaign rallies.
60% : Gaetz was seen traveling with Trump in the motorcade Wednesday during the president-elect's visit to Washington, D.C.
59% : "We need to act fast, and we want to have those people in place on Jan. 20, so that on Jan. 21, 600 people are going to walk into offices at NIH and 600 people are going to leave," Kennedy said, according to a video of his remarks posted on YouTube.November 11, 2024, 3:06 PM EST- Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staffPresident-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner and one of his senior advisers, will become his deputy chief of staff for policy, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
58% : Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as attorney generalTrump has nominated Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general, he posted on his social media.
58% : -ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Olivia Rubin and Katherine FauldersNovember 13, 2024, 11:32 AM EST - Trump and Biden meet in Oval OfficePresident Joe Biden and Trump are meeting in the Oval Office, resuming a tradition that Trump himself flouted in 2020.
57% : Nov 13, 2024, 3:06 PM EST - Marco Rubio announced as secretary of state pickTrump has officially announced Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his nomination for secretary of state.
55% : "South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was nominated by Trump for the DHS secretary position, which requires Senate confirmation.
55% : But already, Trump has picked several lawmakers to serve in his administration: Rep. Elise Stefanik for United Nations ambassador and Rep. Mike Waltz for national security adviser.
54% : "Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement," Trump said in a statement.
54% : -ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Shannon KingstonNovember 11, 2024, 7:00 PM EST - Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser: SourcesTrump has asked Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to be his national security adviser, multiple sources said.
54% : -ABC News' Rachel Scott, John Santucci and Molly NagleNovember 11, 2024, 4:26 PM EST - RFK Jr. advising Trump transition on health decisions: SourcesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has continued to broadly advise Trump and the transition team on health-related appointments and has been in discussions to possibly fill a major role in the next administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
53% : Nov 14, 2024, 8:57 PM EST - Trump says he will tap Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the InteriorTrump made another cabinet announcement Thursday evening, saying North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be tapped to be the Secretary of the Interior.
53% : Trump expected to tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state: SourcesPresident-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce his intention to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for secretary of state, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
52% : -ABC News' Peter CharalambousNov 14, 2024, 4:22 PM EST - Trump nominates RFK Jr. for HHS secretaryTrump officially announced he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Health and Human Services secretary.
51% : "The role requires Senate confirmation.November 12, 2024, 7:47 PM EST - Trump announces Department of Government Efficiency led by Musk, RamaswamyTrump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and ally of the president-elect, will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency.
51% : Trump nominates Mike Huckabee to be Israeli ambassadorTrump announced he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel.
50% : And I told him at the time, there was no truce needed, that I had -- that Trump had my support, there was no issues
50% : Bessent traveled to Mar-a-Lago as recently as Friday to meet with Trump about the job, the sources said.
49% : Here is a running list of the people Trump has selected, or is expected to select, to serve in his administration.
49% : Trump said on social media Thursday.
49% : November 12, 2024, 1:37 PM EST - Trump officially announces Waltz as national security adviser pickTrump has officially announced his appointment of Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as his national security adviser.
48% : Trump has previously said Musk would take a role in his administration as head of a new "government efficiency commission.
47% : Nov 13, 2024, 9:25 PM EST - Trump considering his lawyer for deputy attorney general: SourcesPresident-elect Donald Trump is considering his top defense attorney for the second highest position in the Department of Justice, sources tell ABC News.Todd Blanche, who represented Trump in the hush money case and in both of Jack Smith's federal probes, is being considered as the deputy attorney general, multiple sources said.
47% : Trump interviewed multiple candidates for attorney general on Tuesday, but he came away unsatisfied, sources with knowledge of the conversations told ABC News.
46% : They did not answer questions.November 13, 2024, 11:06 AM EST - Trump announces senior White House staffTrump announced his senior staff on Wednesday, bringing back some of his well-known names from his first term and those who helped on his campaign.
46% : Trump said in a statement that Noem will work closely with "border czar" Tom Homan and "will guarantee that our American Homeland is secure from our adversaries.
46% : Trump said it will "provide advice and guidance from outside of government" and "partner" with the White House and Office of Management and Budget to drive structural government reform.
45% : Within hours, Trump made his choice, sources added.
44% : Nov 14, 2024, 6:33 PM EST - Trump taps another attorney for DOJTrump said he has selected Dean John Sauer as solicitor general, in his fourth announcement of the day.
44% : Collins is a veteran who currently serves as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, Trump said in a statement.
44% : -ABC News' Mariam KhanNov 14, 2024, 5:11 PM EST - Trump nominates former SEC Chair Jay Clayton for Manhattan US attorneyTrump has nominated his former SEC chair, Jay Clayton, as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the president-elect announced on social media.
43% : As such, the move by Lutnick to attempt to get a cabinet position for himself has frustrated some close to Trump.
43% : Trump said in a statement.
42% : We're going to get your energy bills in half, and that's going to bring down the cost."Teasing the announcement, which he said will formally come Friday, Trump revealed Burgum will lead the Department of the Interior.
42% : Either you help us or get the hell out of the way, because ICE is going to do their job," he warned, referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where he formerly served as director.
41% : Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second term in the White House -- naming Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as his national security adviser and Tom Homan as his "border czar," among other positions.
41% : It's not clear when Trump plans to formally announce the job, the sources said.
40% : Blumenthal said the senators are also "insisting that there be a vote," after Trump has urged the incoming GOP Senate majority to embrace recess appointments to install members of his Cabinet.
39% : Blanche had been widely speculated to join Trump in the federal government in some form.
38% : Elon Musk, what a job he does," Trump said of Musk, who he appointed to spearhead the new Department of Government Efficiency with Ramaswamy.
38% : Both represented Trump during his hush-money trial in Manhattan earlier this year, when he was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
38% : "-ABC News' Molly NagleNovember 13, 2024, 11:37 AM EST - The battle for Trump's treasury secretaryAs Trump continues to round out his cabinet, the job of treasury secretary remains in flux, with the co-chair of Trump's transition team actively vying for the job, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
37% : A few weeks ago, Trump falsely posted on his social media that Dimon had endorsed him.
37% : Trump interviewed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Monday, and sat down with lawyers Jay Clayton and Bob Giuffra about the post, sources said.
36% : He was also golfing with Trump during the alleged second assassination attempt in West Palm Beach earlier this year.
35% : The role requires Senate confirmation.November 12, 2024, 5:57 PM EST - Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA directorTrump announced that John Ratcliffe is his pick for director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
33% : Williamson said that she suggested the Democratic Party "announce its own root cause food and health platform as an alternative" after Kennedy endorsed Trump.
33% : "Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies," Trump said in a statement.
31% : Speaking of energy policy, Trump said, "We're going to slash energy costs.
31% : "November 12, 2024, 7:27 PM EST - Trump nominates Pete Hegseth for defense secretaryTrump has nominated Pete Hegseth to be his defense secretary.
26% : Nov 14, 2024, 6:23 PM EST - Trump picks his defense attorneys for Justice Department postsTrump announced he has selected Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general and Emil Bove for principal associate deputy attorney general.
26% : "Gaetz is an explosive selection by Trump to be the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, leading the very same executive branch of government that spent years investigating allegations regarding the Florida congressman.
23% : She also indicated that the way Trump handled saying she would not be in the administration was "shallow.
23% : Trump called Gaetz a "deeply gifted and tenacious attorney" who will "end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans' badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.
23% : One potential dark horse for the job, one source told ABC News, is former Trump administration trade representative Robert Lighthizer, who Trump sees as an aggressive advocate for his tariff-heavy approach to international trade.
19% : Speaker Mike Johnson, asked about the issue on Tuesday, said he's spoken to Trump about it several times.
14% : "Gaetz, who had been under a House ethics investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, resigned from Congress on Wednesday following his nomination for attorney general by Trump.
13% : Gaetz, who had been under a House ethics investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, resigned from Congress on Wednesday following his nomination for attorney general by Trump.
13% : He was a senior member of several of Trump's PACs.November 13, 2024, 9:50 AM EST - Trump struggles with attorney general decision, Musk sits in on interviews for key positions: SourcesPresident-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to install loyalists and allies into his administration.
8% : Waltz is a former Green Beret and China hawk who emerged as a key surrogate for Trump, criticizing the Biden-Harris foreign policy record during the campaign.
7% : Nov 14, 2024, 2:34 PM EST - JPMorgan Chase CEO not joining Trump administrationTrump said JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will not be invited to be a part of his administration, after Dimon had already repeatedly indicated that he doesn't intend to join the second Trump administration.

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