now this Donald Trump He won the 2024 elections and the cabinet race is ongoing.

Multiple media outlets have reported that names are already floating around as to who would take on key roles in a second Trump administration, with the president-elect’s transition team racing to assemble a shortlist after Trump defeated the Vice President. Kamala Harris In Tuesday’s elections.

Here is the list of key candidates and what their roles might be in a second Trump administration, according to recent media reports:

Brooke Rollins

Brooke Rollins is a close ally of the president-elect and the CEO of the America First Policy Institute. Rollins is slated to be Trump’s next White House chief of staff and was previously a domestic policy adviser at the White House. Guard reported. He is seen as one of Trump’s more moderate allies.

Susie Wiles

Trump’s 2024 campaign chief, Susie Wiles, is also a candidate for the chief of staff role. Wall StreetJournal. Wiles joins Trump campaign after previously working in Florida Ron DeSantis‘ He is widely credited with his unsuccessful 2024 run and playing a key role in bringing Trump to the White House for a second term.

Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo served as Secretary of State and CIA director during Trump’s first administration. In Trump’s second White House, Pompeo may be a top candidate to become secretary of defense. Daily.

Richard Grenell

Richard Grenell has long been one of Trump’s staunchest allies and is seen as the top choice for many national security and foreign policy roles. New York Times Grenell, Trump’s ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence, has reportedly wanted to be Trump’s secretary of state since late on Election Day 2020. Grenell may also join Trump’s next cabinet as national security adviser. Daily.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump said this Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He will play a leading role in health, but it is unclear what his position will be. Kennedy, who supports anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, is said to be aiming to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, but Guard Many senior members of Trump’s campaign have reportedly ruled it out.

CNN reported that some Trump advisers were concerned about whether Kennedy would be able to obtain the necessary security clearance to become a Cabinet-approved official. Instead, the Kennedy and Trump teams recently talked about him being a czar-like official within the Trump administration and having frequent access to the president, the report said.

Trump, for his part, said Kennedy would have “carte blanche to do whatever he wants” on women’s health and could “go crazy on health care” in general.

Robert Lighthizer

Robert Lighthizer served as Trump’s top trade representative in his first administration, and the president-elect praised Lighthizer as the “greatest” trade representative in U.S. history. He may be asked to reprise the role, but according to reports Daily, It may also be a chance to land the role of Treasury secretary.

Lighthizer faces stiff competition for the second position; Trump is also reportedly gaining weight Republican Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty and former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton.

CNN reported On Wednesday, Lighthizer was also announced as a possible candidate for the chief of staff role.

Marco Rubio

Florida Republican senator Marco Rubio was one of Trump’s most important supporters in the election campaign. Senate After losing the 2016 Republican primary to Trump. He has taken a tough stance against China and was also a candidate to be Trump’s vice presidential nominee before the president-elect chose the U.S. Senator. J.D. Vance He’s from Ohio.

It was stated that Rubio was discussed as a possible candidate for secretary of state. Daily And CNN.

John Ratcliffe

John Ratcliffe, the former U.S. representative in Texas, was also a staunch supporter of Trump on Capitol Hill and took on Trump’s leadership. RepublicansTrump’s defense during the Russia investigation and his first impeachment in 2019.

Trump later nominated Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence in 2020. On Wednesday, Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman reported that the president-elect was considering nominating Ratcliffe to be CIA director in the next administration, and CNN confirmed that Ratcliffe’s name was also used for other purposes. Government positions in national security or intelligence.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk campaigned for Trump in the final weeks before Election Day, describing himself as “dark MAGA” and “dark, Gothic MAGA” at Trump’s pre-election rallies.

It’s unclear what role Musk will have in a second Trump administration, but SpaceX The CEO said he would like to see the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump has signaled he is at least somewhat open to the idea of ​​Musk leading cost-cutting across the federal government. “He’s dying to do this,” Trump said of Musk in an interview with Musk in October. Fox News. “You know, he’s actually a great businessman… and a great cost cutter… and he said, ‘I can cut costs without affecting anyone.'”