WASHINGTON D.C. ― Now that the election is over, the D.C. ritual of jockeying for top positions in the next administration has begun. Insiders give the press names of candidates who are real possibilities; long shots, just to see what reaction they get; friends and, sometimes, even themselves.
up to now, the names being floated for a donald trump administration largely have one issue in commonplace: they’re guys. and for the most part, they’re white guys. buzzfeed received one listing of forty one names under attention for cupboard and top white residence positions. of these, handiest six are women. in other information memories list ability appointees, no women are named.
lots of them are also fringe figures ― human beings who have never been in government or who've been out of government for a while and are itching to get again in.
trump did no longer have the guide of a good deal of the republican established order, and most of the officials who might historically get into an administration now may be hesitant to achieve this for a pacesetter they mistrust. trump may also block them considering that they didn’t guide him. meanwhile, some figures who have been lurking on the fringe may now have located a home with this unlikely president-elect.
here are the human beings being mentioned so far for a few top positions:
transition chair:
lots of them are also fringe figures ― human beings who have never been in government or who've been out of government for a while and are itching to get again in.
trump did no longer have the guide of a good deal of the republican established order, and most of the officials who might historically get into an administration now may be hesitant to achieve this for a pacesetter they mistrust. trump may also block them considering that they didn’t guide him. meanwhile, some figures who have been lurking on the fringe may now have located a home with this unlikely president-elect.
here are the human beings being mentioned so far for a few top positions:
transition chair:
new jersey gov. Chris christie (r) is presently leading trump’s transition efforts, however if he now not can ― he’s been tainted, as an example, by using the bridgegate scandal ― tech billionaire peter thiel ought to update him. thiel secretly funded hulk hogan’s lawsuit that took down gawker.com and as soon as wrote that ladies getting the vote become bad for democracy.
white residence chief of personnel: two pinnacle candidates for this leading function are believed to be reince priebus, the republican national committee chairman, and corey lewandowski, trump’s first marketing campaign supervisor who's currently a paid commentator for cnn. steve bannon, the chairman of the conservative breitbart information who took a depart to be trump’s marketing campaign ceo, is any other contender. bannon’s internet site has peddled some of the main alt-proper conspiracy theories and unfold the vitriolic rhetoric that fueled trump’s upward push. trump marketing campaign manager kellyanne conway and veteran conservative operative david bossie are different possibilities.
attorney standard: former ny city mayor Rudy giuliani (r) is often mentioned as a contender. giuliani told cnn thursday he might recollect the job “if it certainly become simply me and that i couldn’t point to a few others that could be simply as suitable or better.” new jersey gov. Chris Christie (r) has additionally been pointed out as a front-runner, as have sen. Jeff classes (r-ala.) and florida lawyer standard Pam bondi (r). at some point of the campaign, questions were raised about whether or not trump improperly made campaign contributions to bondi’s re-election effort to persuade whether she investigated allegations against trump university.
the attorney fashionable oversees the justice branch and enforces regions like civil rights. giuliani has boasted that he made big apple “secure” by way of imposing “forestall and frisk,” a policing technique that disproportionately influences black human beings and latinos. he has additionally said “whatever’s felony” throughout struggle. of christie’s former top aides were lately convicted of conspiracy and fraud in the bridgegate scandal, and their testimony has implicated the governor in their schemes.
secretary of kingdom: sen. Bob corker (r-tenn.), former u.n. ambassador john bolton and previous residence speaker newt gingrich (r-ga.) are reportedly under attention for this pinnacle activity.
protection secretary: sen. Jeff sessions (r-ala.), one of trump’s earliest supporters, has been noted as a probable defense secretary, as has retired lt. gen. michael flynn, who has also been floated as countrywide security adviser. despite the fact that flynn is being talked about, he honestly can’t be protection secretary but due to the fact he hasn’t been retired from the army for enough time. other names are stephen hadley, who served as a top national security authentic to president george w. bush; rep. Duncan hunter jr. (r-calif.) and previous sen. Jim expertise (r-mo.).
homeland security secretary: new jersey gov. Rhris christie (r) and Milwaukee sheriff David clarke are at the listing for this role. clarke, who is african-american, has been a forceful critic of the black lives matter motion and spoke at the republican countrywide convention. he also known as for trump supporters to deliver out “pitchforks and torches” to fight a rigged device. sen. jeff sessions (r-ala.) is also a probable pick out. the department consists of the immigration and customs enforcement corporation that the senator argues must ramp up its deportations.
indoors secretary: Forrest lucas, a california oil govt, is considered a top contender. challenge capitalist robert grady and fracking wealthy person harold hamm are also being discussed, as are three girls: arizona gov. Jan brewer (r), oklahoma gov. Mary fallin (r) and former alaska gov. Sarah palin (r).
treasury secretary: steven mnuchin, the previous goldman sachs executive who became finance chair of trump’s campaign, is reportedly on the fast listing. trump obtained a substantial quantity of grievance while he unveiled his thirteen-member monetary advisory team in august. there have been six men named steve at the list ― consisting of mnuchin ― however now not a single lady. jp morgan ceo jamie dimon is also below consideration, even though he has stated he could not be interested by the role. different names are wall street veteran carl icahn and rep. jeb hensarling (r-texas), who's chair of the house financial services committee.
training secretary: neurosurgeon and former gop presidential candidate ben carson is being mentioned for this put up, as is hoover institution fellow williamson evers, who also worked in the training branch throughout george w. bush’s management.
trade secretary: new jersey gov. Chris christie (r) and previous sen. jim skills (r-mo.) make this listing as properly, as do former arkansas gov. mike huckabee (r), former texas gov. rick perry (r) and sen. david perdue (r-ga.). inside the commercial enterprise global, financier lew eisenberg ― who additionally chaired a joint fundraising committee for trump and the republican national committee ― is being mentioned, together with the former ceo of steelmaker nucor dan dimicco and billionaire investor wilbur ross.
fitness and human offerings secretary: florida gov. rick scott (r), retired neurosurgeon ben carson, former house speaker newt gingrich (r-ga.) and previous new jersey country sen. wealthy bagger (r) are the names on the pinnacle of the list.
agriculture secretary: one of the names on this list is texas agricultural commissioner sid miller, who referred to as hillary clinton a “cunt” on twitter. other names include kansas gov. Sam brownback (r), nebraska gov. Dave heineman (r), former georgia gov. sonny perdue (r), former texas gov. Rick perry (r), national council of farmer cooperatives ceo chuck conner, agribusiness leader charles herbster, indiana dairy govt mike mccloskey, iowa agribusiness tycoon bruce rastetter and indiana farmer and congressional candidate kip tom.
energy secretary: fracking multi-millionaire Harold hamm and challenge capitalist robert grady are the 2 names maximum often mentioned.
hard work secretary: victoria lipnic, commissioner of the identical employment possibility fee due to the fact 2010, is regularly referred to for this role.
veterans affairs: residence veterans affairs committee chairman jeff miller (r-fla.), who is retiring from congress, is the man maximum discussed for this job.
white residence chief of personnel: two pinnacle candidates for this leading function are believed to be reince priebus, the republican national committee chairman, and corey lewandowski, trump’s first marketing campaign supervisor who's currently a paid commentator for cnn. steve bannon, the chairman of the conservative breitbart information who took a depart to be trump’s marketing campaign ceo, is any other contender. bannon’s internet site has peddled some of the main alt-proper conspiracy theories and unfold the vitriolic rhetoric that fueled trump’s upward push. trump marketing campaign manager kellyanne conway and veteran conservative operative david bossie are different possibilities.
attorney standard: former ny city mayor Rudy giuliani (r) is often mentioned as a contender. giuliani told cnn thursday he might recollect the job “if it certainly become simply me and that i couldn’t point to a few others that could be simply as suitable or better.” new jersey gov. Chris Christie (r) has additionally been pointed out as a front-runner, as have sen. Jeff classes (r-ala.) and florida lawyer standard Pam bondi (r). at some point of the campaign, questions were raised about whether or not trump improperly made campaign contributions to bondi’s re-election effort to persuade whether she investigated allegations against trump university.
the attorney fashionable oversees the justice branch and enforces regions like civil rights. giuliani has boasted that he made big apple “secure” by way of imposing “forestall and frisk,” a policing technique that disproportionately influences black human beings and latinos. he has additionally said “whatever’s felony” throughout struggle. of christie’s former top aides were lately convicted of conspiracy and fraud in the bridgegate scandal, and their testimony has implicated the governor in their schemes.
secretary of kingdom: sen. Bob corker (r-tenn.), former u.n. ambassador john bolton and previous residence speaker newt gingrich (r-ga.) are reportedly under attention for this pinnacle activity.
protection secretary: sen. Jeff sessions (r-ala.), one of trump’s earliest supporters, has been noted as a probable defense secretary, as has retired lt. gen. michael flynn, who has also been floated as countrywide security adviser. despite the fact that flynn is being talked about, he honestly can’t be protection secretary but due to the fact he hasn’t been retired from the army for enough time. other names are stephen hadley, who served as a top national security authentic to president george w. bush; rep. Duncan hunter jr. (r-calif.) and previous sen. Jim expertise (r-mo.).
homeland security secretary: new jersey gov. Rhris christie (r) and Milwaukee sheriff David clarke are at the listing for this role. clarke, who is african-american, has been a forceful critic of the black lives matter motion and spoke at the republican countrywide convention. he also known as for trump supporters to deliver out “pitchforks and torches” to fight a rigged device. sen. jeff sessions (r-ala.) is also a probable pick out. the department consists of the immigration and customs enforcement corporation that the senator argues must ramp up its deportations.
indoors secretary: Forrest lucas, a california oil govt, is considered a top contender. challenge capitalist robert grady and fracking wealthy person harold hamm are also being discussed, as are three girls: arizona gov. Jan brewer (r), oklahoma gov. Mary fallin (r) and former alaska gov. Sarah palin (r).
treasury secretary: steven mnuchin, the previous goldman sachs executive who became finance chair of trump’s campaign, is reportedly on the fast listing. trump obtained a substantial quantity of grievance while he unveiled his thirteen-member monetary advisory team in august. there have been six men named steve at the list ― consisting of mnuchin ― however now not a single lady. jp morgan ceo jamie dimon is also below consideration, even though he has stated he could not be interested by the role. different names are wall street veteran carl icahn and rep. jeb hensarling (r-texas), who's chair of the house financial services committee.
training secretary: neurosurgeon and former gop presidential candidate ben carson is being mentioned for this put up, as is hoover institution fellow williamson evers, who also worked in the training branch throughout george w. bush’s management.
trade secretary: new jersey gov. Chris christie (r) and previous sen. jim skills (r-mo.) make this listing as properly, as do former arkansas gov. mike huckabee (r), former texas gov. rick perry (r) and sen. david perdue (r-ga.). inside the commercial enterprise global, financier lew eisenberg ― who additionally chaired a joint fundraising committee for trump and the republican national committee ― is being mentioned, together with the former ceo of steelmaker nucor dan dimicco and billionaire investor wilbur ross.
fitness and human offerings secretary: florida gov. rick scott (r), retired neurosurgeon ben carson, former house speaker newt gingrich (r-ga.) and previous new jersey country sen. wealthy bagger (r) are the names on the pinnacle of the list.
agriculture secretary: one of the names on this list is texas agricultural commissioner sid miller, who referred to as hillary clinton a “cunt” on twitter. other names include kansas gov. Sam brownback (r), nebraska gov. Dave heineman (r), former georgia gov. sonny perdue (r), former texas gov. Rick perry (r), national council of farmer cooperatives ceo chuck conner, agribusiness leader charles herbster, indiana dairy govt mike mccloskey, iowa agribusiness tycoon bruce rastetter and indiana farmer and congressional candidate kip tom.
energy secretary: fracking multi-millionaire Harold hamm and challenge capitalist robert grady are the 2 names maximum often mentioned.
hard work secretary: victoria lipnic, commissioner of the identical employment possibility fee due to the fact 2010, is regularly referred to for this role.
veterans affairs: residence veterans affairs committee chairman jeff miller (r-fla.), who is retiring from congress, is the man maximum discussed for this job.