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Trump’s presidency in Palm Beach County: Floridians rule
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Trump’s presidency in Palm Beach County: Floridians rule

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WEST PALM BEACH — A view of Florida in a second Trump administration?

Donald Trump‘s first presidential administration took into account numerous political, business, and social players from what is now his adopted state. You can also count on him to offer Floridians a job in a second Trump administration.

Among the local names selected for key posts during his first term in the White House were Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross of Palm Beach and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. Palm Beach Gardens.

It is widely expected that other Floridians will be offered positions in the new administration.

Trump’s first choice for administration was from Florida

Trump’s first choice for his administration on Wednesday was a Florida native.

Susie Wiles, who served as Trump’s campaign manager, was appointed as White House chief of staff. The 66-year-old daughter of longtime football broadcaster Pat Summerall is a longtime political consultant in Florida. She will be the first woman to hold the title of White House chief of staff.

Other Floridians can get considered for jobs.

For example, last summer there were comments that US Senator Marco Rubio might run for Secretary of State. Before the election, there was speculation that federal Judge Aileen Cannon, whom Trump appointed to the bench and who threw out the classified documents indictment, might be considered for attorney general. Cannon is headquartered in Fort Pierce.

Another name receiving notice is U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, a Boynton Beach native who currently represents the Palm Coast-area congressional district and is a likely candidate for Secretary of Defense.

Erika Donalds, a former Collier County school board member and wife of Naples U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, may run for a post at the U.S. Department of Education, a federal agency that far-right conservatives have targeted for elimination.

Antonio Fins is the politics and business editor. Palm Beach PostPart of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at [email protected]. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.