Washington.- The elected president of the United States, donald trumpfulfilled this Tuesday his promise to put the richest man in the world, Elon Muskat the head of a commission that he defined as being in charge of “government efficiency.”
The owner of Tesla and SpaceX, very active in the tycoon’s campaign, will direct this agency together with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate in the Republican primaries.
“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, dramatically reduce overregulation, cut wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies,” Trump said in a statement.
The president-elect continues to distribute positions, betting on allies and hard-line profiles for the most important positions in his future government before returning to the White House on Wednesday to meet with Joe Biden.
In the last hours the announcements came: the Republican congressman Mike Waltza former special forces officer, will be White House National Security Advisor.
The Republican described him as “an expert on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran and global terrorism.”
In 2023, Waltz co-introduced a bill calling for authorizing the use of the military against Mexican drug cartels, which he accuses of trafficking fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that wreaks havoc in the United States.
It was also confirmed that Governor Kristi Noem, a loyal shield, will lead the Department of Homeland Security.
This position is key because it is responsible for identifying and dismantling security threats, protecting customs and borders, managing migration, and responding to natural disasters. It is currently carried out by Alejandro Mayorkas.
The South Dakota governor was once considered a possible vice presidential candidate, but her chances plummeted when she claimed to have shot her dog to death because it was “untamable.”
He will work side by side with Tom Homan, the new “czar” of the border, whose mission will be to carry out the largest deportation of migrants in an irregular situation in the history of the United States.
On Tuesday night, Trump also nominated Pete Hegseth, former US Army major and current host of Fox News, the favorite network of conservatives in the United States, as Secretary of Defense. And John Ratcliffe, who was director of National Intelligence in his first term, as head of the CIA.
Marco Rubio for Outdoors
According to the American press, Trump will choose the influential Latin senator Marco Rubio for the position of head of diplomacy.
Supporter of a very hard line towards China and Iran, this 53-year-old senator until now co-chaired the Intelligence Committee in the Senate.
There has not always been good harmony between Donald Trump and Marco Rubio.
The Cuban-American faced the real estate mogul in the 2016 Republican primary and during the campaign openly mocked Trump’s hand size and skin tone.
But the two men do not hold any grudges.
If his next appointment is confirmed, it could give kyiv chills.
Rubio estimated at the beginning of November that the war in Ukraine must “end” because it is in a “stalemate.”
In a statement, Trump also revealed his choice for ambassador to Israel, a great ally of the United States. It will be former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, because “he loves Israel and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him.”
In recent days he also appointed three of his lieutenants at the UN, Environment and Immigration,
Trump in Washington
Trump will be in Washington on Wednesday to meet with Biden – his successor and future predecessor – who promised a “peaceful and orderly” transfer of power after the electoral defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris.
The 78-year-old tycoon, who will be sworn in on January 20, will also meet with Republican congressmen.
The 47th president of the United States will, in all likelihood, enjoy full powers in Washington since his party has won the majority in the Senate and should retain control of the House of Representatives, according to an electoral count still in progress.
