The first appointments to Donald Trump's new team arrived overnight . The tycoon announced the choice of Michael Waltz , a former Green Beret (Army Special Forces), as the future White House national security advisor . And then entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency , Dakota Governor Kristi Noem – known for having said in a book that she killed her hunting dog Cricket in cold blood because she "did not obey" – at Homeland Security , and the "hawk" John Ratcliffe as head of the CIA . And also White House advisor Bill McGinley , cabinet secretary in his first administration, and veteran Fox News anchorman Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will serve as ambassador to Israel, while his old friend Steven Witkoff will serve as special envoy to the Middle East.
According to the New York Times , Florida Senator Marco Rubio will instead be named Secretary of State ; this decision has not yet been confirmed.
Speaking of Musk and Ramaswam, Trump said on Truth: "Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, cut excessive regulations, cut wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies that are essential to the 'Save America' movement. This will potentially become the 'Manhattan Project' of our time" (the secret US project to develop the first atomic bomb, ed.).
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