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National Security Adviser
Richard Grenell, Trump’s former ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence, is seen by people close to Trump as a top candidate for the job.
Other potential candidates include
Keith Kellogg, an octogenarian retired three-star Army general and former national security adviser to
Mike Pence when he was vice president; former Defense Department official
Elbridge Colby; and
Robert O’Brien, who served as the last of four national security advisers during Trump’s first term.
Treasury Secretary
Trump has publicly and privately discussed a pair of finance veterans for the job: Key Square Group founder
Scott Bessent, and billionaire investor
John Paulson. Lutnick, the transition co-chair, also has been discussed by Trump allies for the job.
Some of Trump’s allies have also discussed
Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative during Trump’s first term. Several people close to Trump also have said that former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman
Jay Clayton and GOP Tennessee Sen.
Bill Hagerty, Trump’s former ambassador to Japan, were seen as contenders.
Secretary of State
Hagerty and Republican Florida Sen.
Marco Rubio have been discussed by the former president’s allies as contenders for the job.
Other potential candidates include O’Brien, the former Trump national security adviser; Grenell; and former senior State Department official
Brian Hook. New York Rep.
Elise Stefanik, a strong defender of Trump on Capitol Hill, has been discussed by Trump allies for the job, as well as for the position of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Secretary of Defense
Former Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo, who received a shout out from Trump early Wednesday morning in his victory speech in Florida, is seen by the president-elect’s allies as a top contender to lead the Pentagon.
Republican Rep.
John Ratcliffe, who served as Trump’s director of national intelligence, also has been put forward as candidate by some Trump allies.
Other names that have been floated by Trump’s allies include Rep.
Mike Waltz, a military veteran and former President George W. Bush administration Pentagon official, and O’Brien.
Homeland Security Secretary
The Homeland Security chief will help oversee Trump’s mass-deportation plans as well as his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration.
Tom Homan, who served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first term, is a leading candidate for the job, according to people close to Trump.
Others who have been discussed by Trump’s allies include
Chad Wolf, Trump’s former acting Homeland Security secretary, and
Chad Mizelle, former DHS acting general counsel.
Director of National Intelligence
Waltz, the former Pentagon official, has been floated by Trump allies to assume the role that oversees the various government intelligence agencies.
Attorney General
Republican Sens.
Mike Lee of Utah,
Eric Schmitt of Missouri, a former state attorney general, and Ratcliffe, are possibilities.
Trump is also fond of some state attorneys general, including
Andrew Bailey of Missouri and
Kris Kobach of Kansas, who have filed lawsuits challenging Biden administration policies.
Advocates of
Mark Paoletta, former general counsel of Trump’s Office of Management and Budget, have personally pitched him to Trump, according to people familiar with the talks.
Clayton is also interested in the job, people familiar with the matter said.
Commerce Secretary
Linda McMahon, the co-chair of Trump’s transition team and his former Small Business Administration chief, is considered by some of the former president’s allies to be a leading contender for the job.
Other candidates include: Rollins, who leads pro-Trump outside group America First Policy Institute;
Kelly Loeffler, an Atlanta businesswoman who briefly served in the Senate and was at Mar-a-Lago on election night; and
Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech company founder who competed for the Republican presidential nomination.
White House Press Secretary
Trump’s campaign press secretary,
Karoline Leavitt, has been among the top contenders for the job.
White House Counsel
Mike Davis, a Republican operative and former Senate aide whose Article 3 Project advocates for conservative judges, has been discussed by Trump allies for the job or for another legal-related post in the administration.
Others to watch
The guest list at Trump’s private celebratory events at his private club Mar-a-Lago on election night offers clues for who he might select to join his next administration or will be influential figures from outside the government. Those included Paulson, Bessent,
Elon Musk and
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Both Musk and Trump have said the billionaire would be in charge of a government- efficiency commission, which would advise Trump on spending cuts. Trump has floated Kennedy as a potential adviser on health matters.
Trump ally and South Dakota Gov.
Kristi Noem is a possibility for Interior Secretary, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Some of the most powerful figures in Trump’s second term could get loosely defined adviser roles that don’t require Senate confirmation but nonetheless come with proximity and access to the former president. Trump’s allies expect
Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s immigration agenda, to land a senior role in the White House.
