Musk, Noem and Fox are among the latest Trump picks for positions

Musk has been a key supporter of Trump, donating more than $100 million to the campaign, including controversial $1 million daily payments to registered voters in seven battleground states. Musk also promoted the campaign, along with right-wing extremist accounts, on X, the social media platform he owns.

Trump’s previous tips: What we know

• Chief of Staff: Trump named his senior campaign adviser Susie Wiles As his White House chief of staff, she was the first woman in history to hold that title. The Florida political consultant largely stays out of the spotlight but has been credited with aiding Trump’s political comeback.
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy: Longtime Trump advisor, Stephen Miller has been nominated to serve as deputy chief of staff for policy in Trump’s next administration. The 39-year-old served as a senior adviser and speechwriter to Trump during the Republican’s first term in the White House and is considered a co-creator of Trump’s immigration policy.
• Ambassador to the United Nations: Trump nominated Elise Stefanik, a five-term Republican representing a district in northern New York as his choice for U.N. ambassador. She is the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference and a former candidate for Trump’s vice presidential running mate.
• “Border Czar”: Trump appointed Tom Homan Monitoring deportation policy and aviation security. Homan was a Border Patrol agent for 34 years and served as acting ICE director in Trump’s first administration. He stirred controversy over strict immigration enforcement, including the “zero tolerance” policy that separated families of undocumented immigrants.
• EPA boss: Trump appointed Lee Zeldin as Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin was a congressman for parts of Long Island, New York and ran in the 2022 gubernatorial race but lost to Kathy Hochul.
• National Security Advisor: Trump named Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as his national security adviser. Waltz held civilian positions at the Pentagon, served on the House Armed Services Committee and supported Trump’s isolationist view of foreign relations.
• US Ambassador to Israel: Trump announced he was nominating a former candidate Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as its US ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is a Baptist minister and former Fox News host who twice unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination. His daughter is Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as White House press secretary during Trump’s first presidency.
• Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: Trump referred to him as his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as CIA director. Ratcliffe was previously a member of the House of Representatives from Texas before serving as director of national intelligence at the end of Trump’s first presidency.
• Defense Minister: Trump appointed Fox News host Pete Hegseth to the Minister of Defense. Hegseth served in the U.S. Army National Guard and led veterans advocacy groups.
• Minister of Internal Security: Trump announced his election South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to become Minister of Internal Security. The election gives the hardline conservative governor, who has sent the state’s National Guard to the southern border, a key role in immigration.
• White House Counsel: Trump typed William McGinley to serve as his White House adviser. McGinley, a partner at the Washington-based law firm Holtzman Vogel, worked as a White House Cabinet secretary during Trump’s first presidency.

The governor of South Dakota takes over the leadership of the Department of Homeland Security

Trump praised Noem in the announcement for sending the South Dakota National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. This election gives her a key role in addressing the number of immigrants entering the country without permission.