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Donald Trump's dance card (post 2024 election)
a.k.a. lineup of his lapdogs for his second administration
Note: This page is subject to frequent change as Donald Trump's initial impulses are more-often-than-not bad ones, and he changes his mind frequently and with great rapidity.
Dance Card
Note: Columns are sortable ("reload" to unsort)
Lapdog"To-be" Title"To-be" PositionConf.Comments
Michael Anton director of policy planning State Department ?? -
Paul Atkins Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission Reqd -
Tom Barrack U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Reqd -
Scott Bessent Secretary Department of Treasury* Reqd -
Dr.Jay Bhattacharya Director National Health Institute (NIH) ?? -
Frank Bisignano commissioner Social Security Administration Reqd -
James Blair Assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs -N/A- White House senior staff member
Todd Blanche Deputy Attorney General ?? -
Pam Bondi Attorney General* Reqd -
Massad Boulos White House senior adviser on Arab and Middle East affairs Reqd family member
Emil Bove Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General ??
Taylor Budowich Assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel ?? White House senior staff member
Doug Burgum Secretary Department of Interior* Reqd -
Mark Burnett special envoy to the Unitsed Kingdom Reqd -
Leah Francis Campos U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Reqd -
Brendan Carr Federal Communications Commission* Reqd -
Lori Chavez-DeRemer Secretary Department of Labor* Reqd -
Steven Cheung Assistant to the president and communications director ?? -
Chad Chronister Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration. ?? Withdrawn (he couldn't take the heat)
Doug Collins SecretaryDepartment of Veterans Affairs* Reqd -
Monica Crowley U.S. Ambassador assistant secretary of state and chief of protocol ?? -
Harmeet Dhillon Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. Reqd -
Harmeet Dhillon assistant Attorney General Reqd -
Sean Duffy SecretaryDepartment of Transportation* Reqd -
Troy Edgar Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Reqd -
Michael Faulkender deputy secretary Department of Treasury Reqd -
Stacey Feinberg U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Reqd -
Andrew Ferguson Chairman Federal Trade Commission Reqd -
Tilman Fertitta U.S. Ambassador to Italy Reqd -
Arthur Graham Fisher U.S. Ambassador to Austria Reqd -
Tulsi Gabbard Director National Intelligence* Reqd -
Matt Gaetz Attorney General* Never -
Richard Gewnell Presidential envoy for special missions Reqd New, expanded government position
George Glass U.S. Ambassador to Japan Reqd -
Sergio Gor Assistant to the president and of presidential personnel ?? -
Jamieson Greer U.S. Trade Representative* Reqd -
Kimberly Guilfoyle U.S. Ambassador to Greece Reqd -
Alina Habba Counselor to the President ?? -
Vince Haley Director of the Domestic Policy Council ?? -
Pete Hegseth Secretary Department of Defense* Reqd Fox News host
Pete Hoekstra U.S. Ambassador to Canada* Reqd -
Tom Homan "border czar" Reqd -
Mike pHuckabee U.S. Ambassador to Israel* Reqd (outspoken supporter of the Israeli settlement movement)
Jared Isaacman Nationals Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reqd (billionaire)
Mike Johnson Speaker House of Representatives -N/A- (not a Trump appointment per se but still)
Ronald Johnson U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Reqd -
Keith Kellogg Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia ?? -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr Secretary Department of Health and Human Services (HSS)* Reqd -
Charles Kushner U.S. Ambassador to France* Reqd Convicted felon and ex-jailbird
Kari Lake Director Voice of America ?? A non-presidential appointment
Peter Lamelas U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Reqd -
Christopher Landau Deputy Secretary of State Reqd -
Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary -N/A- -
Kelly Loeffler Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administration (SBA) Reqd -
Billy Long Commissioner Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Reqd -
Howard Lutnick Secretary Department of Commerce* Reqd -
William McGinley White House counsel ?? -
Nicole McGraw U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Reqd -
Linda McMahon Secretary Department of Education* Reqd -
Marty Makary Commissioner Food and Drug Administration ?? -
Mark Meador Commissioner Federal Trade Commission Reqd -
Stephen Miller Deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser -N/A- White House senior staff member
Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency with Vivek Ramaswamy** of a Musk sweeping oversight of government spending -N/A- -
Dr.Janette Nesheiwat US Surgeon General* Reqd -
Peter Navarro Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing ?? -
Michael Needham Counselor Department of State Reqd -
Daniel J. Newlin U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Reqd -
Kristi Noem Secretary Homeland Security* Reqd -
Devin Nunes Intelligence advisory board ?? -
Mehmet Oz Administrator Medicare and Medicaid Services. Reqd -
Kash Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation* Reqd (worse than bad)
David Perdue U.S. Ambassador to China Reqd -
John Phelan Secretary Navy* Reqd (will no military experience)
Michael J. Rigas Deputy secretary of state secretary of state for management and resources Reqd -
Lou Rinaldi U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay Reqd -
John Ratcliffe Director Central Intelligence Agency* Reqd -
Leandro Rizzuto U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States Reqd -
Brooke Rollins Secretary Department of Agriculture* Reqd -
Marco Rubio Secretary Department of State* Reqd -
David Sacks "Czar" White House AI and Crypto Department N/A -
D. John Sauer Solicitor General* Reqd -
Dan Scavino Assistant to the president and deputy Chief of staff -N/A- White House senior staff member
Rodney Scott Commissioner Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Reqd -
Elise Stefanik U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations* Reqd -
Warren Stephens U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James (United Kingdom) Reqd -
John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate -N/R- (not a Trump appointment per se but still)
Scott Turner Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development* Reqd -
Caleb Vitello acting director Immigration and Customs Enforcement Avoided -
Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget* Reqd -
Herschel Walker U.S. Ambassador Reqd -
Edward Walsh U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Reqd -
Michael Waltz National security adviser Reqd -
David Warrington White House counsel and assistant to the president. ?? -
Dr.Dave Weldonat Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention* Reqd -
Matthew Whitaker U.S. Ambassador to NATO* Reqd -
Bill White U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Reqd -
Susie Wiles White House Chief of staff ?? -
Steve Witkoff Special Envoy to the Middle East ?? -
Chris Wright Secretary Department of Energy* Reqd -
Lee Zeldin Administrator Environmental Protection Agency* Reqd -
Brian McCormack Advisor ?? -
Catherine Keller Executive Secretary ?? -
Andrew Peek Advisor ?? -
Micah Ketchel Senior Adviser ?? -
Brian Hughes Deputy Advisor ?? -
Mauricio Claver-Carone special envoy for Latin America Reqd -
Callista Gingrich U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland Reqd -
Ken Howery U.S. Ambassdor to Denmark Reqd -
Stephen Feinberg Deputy Secretary Department of Defense Reqd -
Elbridge Colby under secretary Department of Defense Reqd for policy
Michael Duffey under secretary Department of Defense Reqd for acquisition and sustainment
Emil Michael_ under secretary Department of Defense Reqd for research and engineering
David Fink Adminisgtrator Federal Railroad Administration Reqd -
Aaron Reitz Head Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy Reqd -
Chad Mizelle Chief of Staff Department of Justice Reqd -
Kevin Marino Cabrera U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Panama Reqd -
Senate Confirmation Reqd for 1200-1400 positions (many presumed to be rubber stamped)
* Normally requires Senate confirmation, but Donald Trump is trying hard to avoid this requirement with recess appointments.
** It takes two people due to the inefficiency of this project
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