Who will run Donald Trump's new administration?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : In an interview with the Financial Times, Bessent expressed his support for a strong US dollar, which has been the country's long-standing policy, saying Trump "stands by the US as a reserve currency".
63% : Mike Johnson, the top Republican in the House of Representatives who ingratiated himself to Trump by supporting his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, could also play a key role.
49% : Trump has already designated Musk as head of a new efficiency commission "tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms".
47% : Other top picks for the post include Florida congressman Mike Waltz, a former Green Beret who has advised Trump on national security and is seen as an important foreign policy voice in the party, as well as former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and former veterans affairs secretary Robert Wilkie.
46% : Here are some of the top contenders who will serve in Trump's administration:Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk became the loudest cheerleader for Trump.
45% : An anti-vaccine activist, Kennedy has suggested common immunisations, as well as fluoridated water, could be under scrutiny, along with the Affordable Care Act -- or Obamacare -- which provides health insurance to 45mn Americans.
44% : Trump is again poised to tap unconventional picks, eschewing Washington insiders.
38% : Trump has said presidents should have more of a say in monetary policy decisions, in a sign that the Fed's long-standing independence could come under pressure.
38% : Trump has floated imposing universal tariffs of up to 20 per cent on all imports coming into the US, with another 60 per cent levy imposed on Chinese imports.
37% : In his first term, Trump surrounded himself with business titans, Wall Street executives and former generals -- many of whom did not have previous government experience and ended up departing under contentious circumstances.
34% : Trump has referred to Grenell, who is known for his frequent tussles with the media, as his "envoy", and he acted as a de facto shadow secretary of state while Biden was in office, meeting with far-right leaders from Central America, eastern Europe and beyond.
25% : Other top loyalists to Trump include Howard Lutnick, head of Wall Street behemoth Cantor Fitzgerald, who serves as co-chair of Trump's presidential transition team.
24% : Trump previously considered Arkansas senator Tom Cotton to be his defence secretary and he is seen as a contender again.

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