Now Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election, all eyes are on who he appoints as his top team.
The individuals selected for Cabinet positions are meant to be the president’s close allies, ideally with some interest or experience in the department they head.
But the former president has made it clear his priority will be appointing loyalists rather than those best suited for a position – a takeaway from his first administration where he faced record Cabinet turnover.
It is worth noting that being chosen for Trump’s cabinet is no guarantee of longevity or success – far from it. Some of his first term administration ended up being charged with crimes or serving time in prison.
That being said, here are some of Trump’s potential Cabinet picks as he looks towards taking office again in 2025.
Rollins is a loyal Trump ally who currently serves as the CEO of the America First Policy Institute – the right-wing think tank expected to have a large influence on Trump’s administration.
A lawyer who served as the White House domestic policy adviser in Trump’s final year in the White House, Rollins was generally considered one of Trump’s more moderate advisers while in office.
Policies she supported during Trump’s first term were criminal justice reforms that lessened prison sentences for some relatively minor offenses.
Grenell espouses the same rhetoric and values as the former president, helping push false claims of election interference after the 2020 election and is noticeably combative toward skeptics and critics.
He was the first openly gay holder of a Cabinet position during the first Trump administration and served as Acting Director of National Intelligence, Ambassador to Germany and Special Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations.
Several people close to Trump told the New York Times that Grenell has a good chance of becoming Secretary of State or holding another top foreign policy position.
Since dropping his own independent bid for president, Kennedy fully joined Team Trump with the president-elect confirming he will take a leading role in health during the campaign.
Kennedy is often criticized for sharing health-related conspiracy theories and has pushed misinformation about vaccines and HIV/AIDS denialism.
His other concerning ideas include removing fluoride from drinking water and potentially banning certain vaccines.
