From Rubio to Cotton, the total ministers if Donald Trump wins

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Marco Rubio he is among those eligible to be secretary of state in a second Trump administration, as well as Mike Pompeo for the Pentagon. They are the best-known names of Politico’s total ministers, where hawks and loyalists stand out, as well as the absence of Nikky Haley.

Also vying to lead US democracy under the tycoon is the former ambassador to Berlin Ric Grenell, the senator Bill Hagerty (an anti-China hawk) and former national security advisor under Trump, Robert O’Brien. The senator is in the running for Defense Tom Cotton and former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, first ‘Green Beret’ to serve in Congress. Among the Treasury candidates is the former US trade representative Robert Lighthizerthe president and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald Howard Lutnick (among the tycoon’s rich donors and leading his transition team) e Jay Clayton, a Wall Street veteran and corporate lawyer, chairman of the SEC in Trump’s first term. Lighthizer is also among the candidates for Commerce Secretary, along with Linda McMahon (leading the Small Business Administration in the previous presidency) e Bill HagertyTrump’s former ambassador to Japan and frontrunner for other government positions, from the State Department to the Treasury.

The governor of North Dakota is in pole position as Secretary of Energy Doug Burgum, former presidential candidate in this year’s race who later became an ardent supporter of The Donald. As Attorney General the names of Jeff Clarksenior Justice Ministry official involved in attempts to overturn the 2020 vote, Sen Mike Lee, and Joh Ratcliffand, former Director of National Intelligence with the tycoon in the White House. Finally, names for the powerful role of chief of staff appear in the list Brooke Rollinsformer leader in Trump’s White House, and former speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.