Everything we know about Trump’s second administration, if elected

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Former President Donald Trump’s campaign officials are considering adding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to a potential Trump administration, According to to the Washington Post amid speculation in recent months about who might hold office during Trump’s second term if elected.

RFK Jr. earlier this year, he dropped out of the presidential campaign to support Trump, whom he previously had … (+) criticized.

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Kennedy met privately with Trump transition officials about drawing up plans for the new administration, which could include Kennedy taking on the role of White House czar instead of running a government agency, four unnamed people familiar with the planning process he said Washington Post.

Trump he said in September it will create a “government efficiency commission”, first proposed by billionaire Elon Musk, who – according to Trump – has agreed to head the new task force.

In an interview with Bloomberg in June, Trump hinted that he was considering JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon as Treasury secretary, though he later backtracked on his statement and he claimed The “Radical Left” proposed appointing Dimon or BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to the position.

While appearance last month on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Trump said he had “four or five good choices” for defense secretary, including some of the names Hewitt suggested: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Republican Mike Waltz, R-Fla. and Trump’s former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

There are several names likely to be considered for Trump’s secretary of state, including Waltz, former national security adviser Robert O’Brien, former U.S. ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell and Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. and Bill Haggerty, R-Tenn., According to to Polityka.

Aileen Cannon, the federal judge who dismissed a case involving Trump’s secret documents in July, is among those being considered for attorney general in a second Trump administration, in addition to former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, former Senate aide and GOP lawyer Mike’ a Davis and, among others, former White House lawyer Mark Paoletta and many people familiar with the matter he said ABC News.

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Who else is Trump considering for cabinet positions if elected?

Trump was considering appointing the hedge fund billionaire John Paulson as Treasury Secretary, said people familiar with the matter Bloomberg. Haggerty, Clayton, Robert Lighthizer, who was Trump’s top trade official during his first term, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent and Larry Kudlow, former director of Trump’s National Economic Council, are also likely candidates for the job, Politico reported. Trump apparently said earlier this week that he would appoint a new cabinet officer tasked with reducing the cost of living, although he did not indicate who would take over the position.

What did the first Trump administration say about its second term?

Of the 42 people who worked in Trump’s first administration, 24 supported his candidacy for a second term, According to to the Post Office. Former national security adviser John Bolton did criticized Trump, saying he was “not fit to be president.” Other former Trump officials, including former Trump chief of staff and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, former Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, advised against re-electing Trump.

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The Post reports that Kennedy and his advisers discussed 30-, 60- and 90-day plans for what they would like to accomplish if Trump is elected and Kennedy he said the website reported that Trump “asked me to clean up corruption and conflicts in agencies and to end the epidemic of chronic diseases.” Howard Lutnick, co-chair of Trump’s transition team, in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, saying it would be “pretty cool” to share data with Kennedy to study vaccine effectiveness. In his endorsement, Kennedy seemed to acknowledge this reverse his tone towards Trump after repeatedly condemning the former president. Text messages obtained by the New York Times showed Kennedy calling Trump a “terrible man” and “probably a sociopath” and Trump calling Kennedy a “radical left-wing lunatic.” In 2018, Kennedy condemned Trump’s decision not to engage in investigating the link between vaccines and childhood autism. During the pandemic, Kennedy criticized Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for his recommendations on Covid restrictions. Despite their often bitter spats, the two also shared compliments: Kennedy congratulated Trump on entering North Korea in 2019 and said he had “really good instincts.” Kennedy announced last April that he would seek the Democratic nomination before later deciding to run as an independent.

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Who else is Trump considering for cabinet positions if elected?

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