Trump's Cabinet: Here Are His Picks And Finalists For Key Roles -- Pete Hegseth, John Ratcliffe And More

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Trump named his campaign co-manager Susie Wiles chief of staff two days after his election win, marking his first major administrative pick.
61% : Trump is expected to announce Stephen Miller for the White House position in the coming days, multiple outlets reported Monday.
61% : Trump said previously that Patel would help craft a "blueprint" for his next administration and lauded his book "Government Gangsters" as a "roadmap to end the Deep State's reign.
58% : He is also a longtime friend of Trump's and one of the president-elect's golf partners.
58% : Trump is shaping his second-term agenda with the help of several right-wing groups, his closest allies and billionaire backers.
55% : Trump confirmed Tuesday he appointed Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to serve as his national security adviser.
53% : Trump is likely to pick Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as his secretary of state, according to multiple reports.
53% : Trump has indicated vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a prominent role in shaping health policy in his administration, telling an audience in Arizona earlier this month Kennedy could do "anything he wants" and that he would "work on health and women's health."
52% : Trump announced Tuesday he appointed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as his envoy to Israel on Tuesday, touting his military service as he served in the Army Special Forces for 27 years.
51% : Trump has mentioned former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for the role, and the agency's former leader, Betsy DeVos, also said she would be willing to return to the role in a recent interview with Education Week.
51% : Trump has decamped to Mar-a-Lago since his win Tuesday, holding meetings with his inner circle, administration hopefuls and transition team to craft his second term agenda and build out his staff.
49% : Trump selected Pete Hegseth as his secretary of defense Tuesday, praising his status as a combat veteran and role as a co-host on Fox & Friends Weekend.
46% : Trump announced Monday he's tapped former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., to lead the EPA, citing his "very strong legal background" and calling him "a true fighter for America First policies" in a statement.
46% : Trump has said Ramaswamy will play a role in his second administration, and he has proposed Tesla CEO Elon Musk to lead a new "government efficiency commission.
45% : Trump is expected to narrow his list of candidates by the end of the week, and he is leaning toward someone with Wall Street experience, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing anonymous sources.
45% : The right-wing think tank America First Policy Institute is reportedly the primary driver of Trump's transition plans and has been crafting possible executive actions for Trump once he takes office.
43% : The veteran is the former CEO of Concerned Veterans for America, a conservative organization that has communicated with Trump on the matter of veterans affairs and received backing from billionaire Charles G. Koch -- one of the wealthiest people in the world.
39% : Trump picked former White House cabinet secretary and top GOP lawyer William McGinley as his White House Counsel.
39% : The New York Times says Trump might change his mind, and CNN reports Trump set his sights on Rubio after initially favoring former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell for the job.
37% : During his time as director of national intelligence, Ratcliffe declassified unverified Russian intelligence information that claimed Hillary Clinton approved a plan to link Trump to Russia and the Democratic National Committee cyberattacks in 2016.
35% : Miller was a senior adviser to Trump during his first administration and one of the architects of some of his most controversial immigration policies, including his family separation program.
33% : Rubio and Trump were bitter rivals in the 2016 GOP presidential primaries, often clashing vehemently, but their relationship has improved since then.
32% : Bessent met with Trump Friday at Mar-A-Lago, according to Reuters and Bloomberg, though Bloomberg cited people familiar with the process who said the meeting was not a job interview.
32% : Trump has proposed dismantling the department and giving states control over their public schools.
32% : "Trump ruled out former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as possible picks for his second administration in a Truth Social post over the weekend.
28% : President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Fox Host and Army National Guard officer Pete Hegseth will serve as his cabinet's secretary of defense, the latest in a flurry of appointments in the days since Trump won the election, tapping some of his staunchest defenders and loyalists for roles in the administration as others are jockeying for the remaining Cabinet positions.
28% : Witkoff was with Trump during the apparent second assassination attempt on his life, telling NBC that Secret Service agents dived on Trump and got him off his Florida golf course in under 20 seconds.
27% : Trump has picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for the role of secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, CNN reported early on Tuesday, citing two unnamed sources.
25% : In recent months, Waltz -- a former Army Green Beret -- has frequently criticized China, urged NATO members to pay more for defense and said he expects Trump to push Ukraine and Russia toward a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine.
24% : Trump is expected to overhaul the Department of Justice and staff it with political loyalists who could blur the lines of independence between the agency and the executive branch, potentially by carrying out Trump's wishes to prosecute his political enemies.
21% : Democrats criticized Ratcliffe's decision to publicly release the information, alleging he was politicizing unverified information to aid Trump.
21% : "Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., former ambassador to Japan under Trump, is on the speculative short list for this role.
21% : Trump also recently expressed openness to Kennedy's controversial proposal to remove fluoride from public water.
19% : Federal Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed the DOJ's classified documents case against Trump, is also on a proposed personnel roster Trump's team has circulated, ABC News reported last month, citing unnamed sources.
14% : Trump attempted to install Patel as deputy C.I.A. director at the end of his first term, but his plans were thwarted when then-Director Gina Haspel threatened to resign in protest, Axios reported.

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