Second presidential transition of Donald Trump explained

Second presidential transition of Donald Trump
Date Of Preceding Election:November 5, 2024
Transition Start:November 6, 2024
Inauguration Date:January 20, 2025
President- Elect:Donald Trump (Republican)
Vice President- Elect:JD Vance (Republican)
Outgoing President:Joe Biden (Democratic)
Outgoing Vice President:Kamala Harris (Democratic)
Leader Title:Co-chairs
Leader Title2:Honorary co-chairs[1]

The second presidential transition of Donald Trump began when he won the United States presidential election on November 5, 2024, and became the president-elect. The transition is scheduled to conclude when Trump is inaugurated on January 20, 2025.[2]

Developments

Trump became his party's presumptive nominee on March 12, 2024, and formally accepted the nomination at the Republican National Convention in July. The Trump campaign announced the formation of the transition team on August 16, with Linda McMahon, Trump's former head of the Small Business Administration, and Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group, officially named as co-chairs. Vice presidential nominee JD Vance, along with sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, were designated as honorary co-chairs.[3] The effort beginning at this time was considered unusually late, as historically, most transition efforts start in the late spring.[4]

On August 27, attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard were also selected as honorary co-chairs, both of whom were former Democrats that had recently endorsed Trump.[5] Kennedy had originally mounted an independent presidential bid before withdrawing from the race to endorse Trump, reportedly in exchange for a Cabinet position in his administration.[6]

In October, The New York Times noted how Trump had refused to sign standard agreements around ethics and disclosure in order to begin key aspects of the transition process. The internal ethics pledges signed by Trump staff so far have been more lenient than standard pledges signed by Harris's transition team and the Trump team does not have to disclose its donors to the transition effort until Trump signs the agreements.[7] Furthermore, the General Services Administration cannot supply any assistance such as office space or IT equipment until the agreements are signed, leading the Partnership for Public Service to call the delay a "tremendous and unnecessary" national security risk.[8] In October, Politico reported on how potential conflicts of interest surrounding co-chair Howard Lutnick had created tension within the transition team and criticism of the transition effort.[9] On November 24, Politico described Trump's refusal to accept federal transition assistance as a potential national security concern and "unprecedented in the modern presidential system". It highlighted their refusal as having "freed the Trump transition from having to abide by a $5,000 cap on donations and a requirement to disclose their donors".[10]

On November 26, Trump signed a transition agreement that allows his staff to work with federal agencies and access information. Trump's transition team ruled out signing a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration, instead opting to use an independently-drafted ethics plan; an agreement with the Department of Justice, which allows background checks and security clearances with the Federal Bureau of Investigation required for Senate confirmation of certain positions, was belatedly signed on December 3.[11] [12] [13]

Beginning of transition process

During the early morning of November 6, Trump was projected to win the 2024 presidential election. During her concession speech, Vice President Kamala Harris committed to a peaceful transition of power,[14] and President Joe Biden appeared at a press event at the Rose Garden on November 7 where he named "the steps he was taking" in coordinating a White House transition.[15]

On November 9, in a statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, it was announced President-elect Donald Trump would meet with President Biden the following Wednesday, on Biden's own invitation.[16] The two met in the Oval Office for slightly less than two hours on November 13, with both calling for a "smooth transition" and Trump expressing his appreciation for Biden's efforts.[17] Trump's Mar-a-Lago became the center of the transition process, with job-seekers, media, and Trump friends and advisors filling the resort and nearby West Palm Beach hotels.[18]

International visits

Appointees

Announced

On November 7, Susie Wiles was announced as the White House Chief of Staff. She will begin her duties following Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025. She will be the first woman to hold this position.[20] Wiles had previously worked as a campaign manager for Trump's presidential campaigns in 2016, 2020, and 2024.[21]

On November 9, it was reported that Robert Lighthizer would be re-appointed to the role of US Trade Representative.[22] Four days later, it was reported that Lighthizer would instead likely take the White House position of "trade czar".[23]

On November 10, Trump announced that Tom Homan, who previously served as the Acting Director of ICE in the last Trump administration, would be appointed “border czar” with full oversight of border controls north and south of the US.[24] [25] Aside from the positions listed below, Trump has also nominated as key White House staffers former Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley as his next White House Counsel[26] and real estate investor Steve Witkoff as his special envoy to the Middle East.[27]

On November 11, it was announced that New York Congresswoman and House Republican Conference Chair, Elise Stefanik, would be appointed as the United States ambassador to the United Nations.[28] That same day, former New York Congressman and nominee for governor Lee Zeldin was announced to be Trump's nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Representative Michael Waltz as National Security Advisor.[29] [30] Stephen Miller was named White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.[31] [32] Miller served as a senior adviser and lead speechwriter in the first Trump administration.[33]

On November 12, Trump named former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as his nominee for United States Ambassador to Israel.[34] Trump also named Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, a non-governmental partner of the Office of Management and Budget and likely a presidential advisory commission to lead structural reform in government;[35] South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security;[36] former Director of National Intelligence and former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe as nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;[37] and Army National Guard veteran and Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth as nominee for Secretary of Defense.[38]

On November 13, Trump announced his nominee for Director of National Intelligence to be former Democratic Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard.[39] On the same day, lawyer and Florida Representative Matt Gaetz was named as Trump's nominee for Attorney General,[40] who announced later that day his resignation from Congress, effective immediately.[41] Gaetz was notably previously investigated by the Department of Justice and was the subject of a House Committee on Ethics probe for allegedly violating federal sex trafficking laws, until his resignation ended the probe.[42] The Department of Justice ended its case in 2023, declining to bring charges against Gaetz.[43] [44] Trump also nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State.[45] [46]

On November 14, Trump nominated former 2024 presidential candidate, environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services.[47] [48] [49] He is the son of former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Former Georgia congressman Doug Collins was nominated to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.[50] [51] North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum was nominated for Secretary of the Interior.[52] [53] Former New York prosecutor Todd Blanche was nominated for Deputy Attorney General. Emil Bove, former assistant US Attorney in New York, was nominated to be Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General. Dean John Sauer, former Solicitor General of Missouri, was nominated to be Solicitor General.[54] [55] [56]

On November 15, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was considering Fox Business host and former director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow for a "senior economic role",[57] and Trump announced that Steven Cheung and Sergio Gor would serve as White House communications director and personnel director, respectively.[58] Also, Trump, in a statement, confirmed that alongside his nomination for Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum would serve as Energy Czar, "chairman of the newly formed, and very important, National Energy Council which will consist of all departments and agencies involved in the permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation of all forms of American energy."[59] Former press secretary of Trump's third presidential campaign Karoline Leavitt was confirmed as White House Press Secretary, the youngest to ever be appointed to this position.[60]

On November 16, Trump announced Chris Wright, the chief executive of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy as his nominee for Secretary of Energy. He also announced that Wright will also serve as part of the new National Energy Council. Wright has acknowledged the link between burning fossil fuels and climate change but has expressed doubt that climate change is linked to worsening extreme weather. A staunch supporter of fossil fuels in public interviews, he considers them as necessary to lift the developing world out of poverty.[61] [62] [63]

On November 17, Trump announced Brendan Carr, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, to lead the commission. Carr was notably the author of the section regarding communications in the Project 2025 initiative.[64] [65]

On November 18, Trump nominated former Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation.[66]

On November 19, Trump announced he would be nominating Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce[67] and surgeon Mehmet Oz, known for being the host of The Dr. Oz Show, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.[68] That day, CNN reported that Linda McMahon would be nominated for Secretary of Education.[69]

On November 20, former Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and first-term Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra were nominated to be the NATO ambassador and Ambassador to Canada, respectively.[70] [71]

On November 21, former Representative Matt Gaetz announced his withdrawal from consideration as Trump's Attorney General pick, reportedly due to lack of support for his nomination in the Senate.[72] Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was announced as the new nominee for Attorney General.[73] [74] [75] [76]

On November 22, Trump announced he would nominate Scott Bessent, the founder of the macro hedge fund Key Square Group, for the position of Treasury Secretary;[77] [78] Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for the position of Secretary of Labor;[79] [80] [81] former NFL player and former Texas State Representative Scott Turner for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;[82] [83] [84] [85] [86] Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for Surgeon General;[87] Russell Vought for Director of the Office of Management and Budget;[88] surgeon Dr. Marty Makary for Commissioner of the FDA;[89] [90] and former Florida Representative Dr. Dave Weldon for Director of the CDC.[91] [92] [93]

On November 23, Trump nominated the former director of the Domestic Policy Council, Brooke Rollins, to serve as Secretary of Agriculture.[94]

On November 26, Trump nominated John Phelan to be Secretary of the Navy;[95] former SENS Research Foundation CEO Jim O’Neill was nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services;[96] [97] Jay Bhattacharya was nominated to be Director of National Institutes of Health;[98] [99] and former Chief of Staff to the US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was nominated to be the United States Trade Representative.[100]

On November 27, Trump announced that retired Army general Keith Kellogg would serve as his special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.[101]

On November 30, Trump nominated Kash Patel to be the new FBI Director;[102] [103] [104] Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister for DEA Administrator;[105] [106] [107] and Kushner Companies founder Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, for Ambassador to France.[108] [109] [110] Chronister withdrew his name from consideration on December 3, citing the "gravity" of the job.[111]

On December 1, Trump announced Lebanese-American businessman and Tiffany Trump's father-in-law Massad Boulos as the Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs.[112]

Senate confirmation announcements

These are the people nominated for their corresponding roles.[113]

Cabinet-level nominations requiring Senate confirmation

Non-Cabinet-level offices requiring Senate confirmation

Non-confirmation announcements

The people who do not need confirmation:[113]

Ruled out

On November 10, 2024, Trump announced in a post to Truth Social that Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo would not be included in his second administration and thanked them for their service to the country.[117]

Mediaite and The Independent reported that Trump's personal lawyer Alina Habba was his top contender for White House Press Secretary.[118] [119] She later stated "While I am flattered by the support and speculation, the role of Press Secretary is not a role I am considering".[120] [121] [122]

On November 15, 2024, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith withdrew her name from consideration for Secretary of Agriculture stating “It’s an honor to be mentioned as a potential nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, but my plans are to remain in the Senate and continue to deliver for the people of Mississippi".[123] [124] [125]

On November 22, 2024, Trump campaign advisor Dan Scavino Jr. announced on Truth Social that Trump was not considering Mike Rogers for FBI Director.[126]

Maintaining the House majority

Despite the nature of the 2024 House elections that left Republicans with a narrow majority, Trump has picked several incumbent House members for his cabinet. Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker, raised concern about too many special elections throwing the majority back into chaos. Trump has so far picked three House members, but is not expected to nominate more.[127]

Withdrew from consideration

On November 21, Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration for Attorney General. He is replaced as Donald Trump's nominee by Pam Bondi, the former Attorney General of Florida.[128]

On December 3, Chad Chronister withdrew his name from consideration for Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Trump has not yet announced a replacement.[129]

See also

Notes and References

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  24. News: Trump says former ICE Director Tom Homan will join administration as 'border czar' . November 11, 2024 . ABC News . Luke . Barr . Leah . Sarnoff . November 11, 2024.
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  26. Web site: Garrison . Joey . Trump picks William McGinley for White House counsel . USA TODAY . November 12, 2024 . November 13, 2024.
  27. Web site: Suter . Tara . Trump appoints real estate exec Steven Witkoff as Middle East envoy . The Hill . November 12, 2024 . November 13, 2024.
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  29. Web site: Treene . Alayna . Maher . Kit . Nilsen . Ella . November 11, 2024 . Trump picks former GOP congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA . November 11, 2024 . CNN.
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  34. Web site: Doyle . Katherine . November 12, 2024 . Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel . November 12, 2024 . NBC News.
  35. Web site: Ingram . David . November 12, 2024 . Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new 'Department of Government Efficiency' . November 12, 2024 . NBC News.
  36. Web site: Ainsley . Julia . Burns . Dasha . Kapur . Sahil . Shabad . Rebecca . November 12, 2024 . Trump says he will nominate Kristi Noem for homeland security secretary . November 12, 2024 . NBC News.
  37. Web site: De Luce . Dan . Richards . Zoë . November 12, 2024 . Trump picks former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA . November 12, 2024 . NBC News.
  38. Web site: Richards . Zoë . November 12, 2024 . Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary . November 12, 2024 . NBC News.
  39. Web site: Walsh . Kelsey . November 13, 2024 . Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence . November 13, 2024 . ABC News.
  40. Web site: Breuninger . Kevin . November 13, 2024 . Trump taps Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general . November 13, 2024 . CNBC.
  41. Web site: November 13, 2024 . Gaetz resigns from Congress after AG nod . November 14, 2024 . The Hill.
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  44. Web site: Steakin . Will . November 13, 2024 . Matt Gaetz, under House ethics investigation, is Trump's pick for attorney general . November 13, 2024 . ABC News.
  45. Web site: November 13, 2024. Marco Rubio Is Trump's Pick for Secretary of State . New York Times. November 13, 2024.
  46. News: November 13, 2024. Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?. Washington Post. November 13, 2024.
  47. Web site: November 14, 2024. Trump picks vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary. CNBC. November 14, 2024.
  48. Web site: November 14, 2024. Trump to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS. Politico. November 14, 2024.
  49. Web site: November 14, 2024. Trump nominates RFK Jr. to head Department of Health and Human Services, tapping the vaccine skeptic to end the 'chronic disease epidemic'. New York Post. November 14, 2024.
  50. Web site: November 14, 2024. Trump picks ex-Georgia congressman Doug Collins for Veterans Affairs secretary . New York Post. November 14, 2024.
  51. Web site: November 14, 2024. Trump names former Georgia congressman Doug Collins as his pick to lead the VA. NPR. November 14, 2024.
  52. Web site: November 14, 2024. Trump to nominate Burgum to lead Interior. The Hill. November 14, 2024.
  53. Web site: November 11, 2024. Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. NPR. November 14, 2024.
  54. Web site: November 14, 2024. Trump rewards legal defense team, picks lawyer Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice official. KSBW. November 14, 2024.
  55. Web site: November 11, 2024. Trump picks his lawyer, Todd Blanche, as deputy attorney general. Northern Public Radio. November 14, 2024.
  56. Web site: November 11, 2024. Trump Picks Trio of His Lawyers for Top Justice Positions. Bloomberg Law. November 14, 2024.
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  61. Web site: Donald Trump said he would nominate Chris Wright, the chief executive of Liberty Energy, an oil field services company, as his secretary of energy. . . November 16, 2024.
  62. Web site: Trump picks fracking company CEO Chris Wright as next Department of Energy secretary. . . November 16, 2024.
  63. Web site: Zeitlin . Matthew . Trump's Pick for Energy Secretary Is a Big League Fracking Executive . Heatmap News . November 16, 2024 . November 17, 2024.
  64. Web site: Lebowitz . Megan . 2024-11-17 . Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission . 2024-11-17 . NBC News.
  65. News: Dou . Eva . Lima-Strong . Cristiano . 2024-11-17 . Trump picks Brendan Carr as FCC chairman . 2024-11-17 . The Washington Post.
  66. Web site: Donald Trump said he would nominate Sean Duffy, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin who is a Fox Business host and whose wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, is a Fox News host, to be his transportation secretary. . November 18, 2024 . Gold . Michael . . November 18, 2024.
  67. Web site: 2024-11-19 . Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . 2024-11-19 . AP News.
  68. Web site: 2024-11-19 . Trump picks TV personality and former Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid agency . 2024-11-19 . NBC News.
  69. Web site: Towfighi . Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, John . 2024-11-19 . Linda McMahon expected to be named Education Secretary, sources say CNN Politics . 2024-11-20 . CNN.
  70. Web site: 2024-11-20 . Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador . 2024-11-21 . AP News.
  71. Web site: Irwin . Lauren . Trump nominates former House Republican for US ambassador to Canada . . 21 November 2024 . 20 November 2024.
  72. Web site: Grayer . Eric Bradner, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, Annie . 2024-11-21 . Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration after Trump told him he didn’t have the votes in the Senate CNN Politics . 2024-11-26 . CNN.
  73. Web site: 2024-11-21 . Trump picks Pam Bondi for attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws . 2024-11-21 . CNN Politics.
  74. Web site: 2024-11-21 . Trump announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general pick hours after Matt Gaetz withdraws. 2024-11-21 . NBC News.
  75. Web site: 2024-11-21 . President-elect Trump announces Pam Bondi as his new pick for US attorney general. 2024-11-21 . Fox News.
  76. Web site: 2024-11-21 . Trump picks Florida’s Pam Bondi for attorney general after Matt Gaetz backs out . 2024-11-21 . Miami Herald.
  77. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Trump Nominates Hedge Fund Chief Bessent to Lead US Treasury. 2024-11-23. Bloomberg.
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  79. Web site: 2024-11-22 . Trump picks congresswoman Lori Chavez-Deremer to be labor secretary. 2024-11-22. Reuters.
  80. Web site: 2024-11-22 . Trump names Chavez-DeRemer for Labor secretary. 2024-11-22. The Hill.
  81. Web site: 2024-11-22 . Teamsters President Backs Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary. 2024-11-22. Reuters.
  82. Web site: 2024-11-22 . Trump names former NFL player Scott Turner as his pick for HUD secretary . 2024-11-22 . CNN.
  83. Web site: 2024-11-22 . Trump taps NFL player Scott Turner as head of HUD . 2024-11-22 . The Hill.
  84. Web site: 2024-11-22 . Trump selects motivational speaker Scott Turner to lead housing agency . 2024-11-22 . Politico.
  85. Web site: 2024-11-22 . For Housing and Urban Development, Trump taps Texan Scott Turner . 2024-11-22 . Iowa Capital Dispatch.
  86. Web site: 2024-11-22 . Scott Turner, former Trump White House official, tapped for HUD secretary. 2024-11-22 . The Washington Post.
  87. Web site: 22 November 2024 . President-elect Donald J. Trump announced that he wanted Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the next United States surgeon general. . 22 November 2024 . The New York Times.
  88. Web site: 22 November 2024 . Trump nominates Russ Vought for White House budget director once again. 22 November 2024 . NPR.
  89. Web site: 22 November 2024 . Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief . 22 November 2024 . NBC News.
  90. Web site: 22 November 2024 . Trump nominates Marty Makary, who opposed COVID vaccine mandates, to head FDA . 22 November 2024 . CBS News.
  91. Web site: 22 November 2024 . Trump picks former Florida Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon as director of CDC . 22 November 2024 . Fox News.
  92. Web site: 22 November 2024 . Trump picks former Florida Rep. Weldon to lead CDC . 22 November 2024 . Politico.
  93. Web site: 22 November 2024 . Trump selects former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon to lead CDC . 22 November 2024 . The Hill.
  94. Web site: Qiu . Linda. 2024-11-23 . Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, a Conservative Lawyer, to Lead Agriculture Dept. . 2024-11-23 . The New York Times.
  95. Web site: 2024-11-26 . Trump picks John Phelan to be Navy secretary . 2024-11-27 . Reuters.
  96. Web site: Trump picks Jim O’Neill for No. 2 spot at HHS . Politico . November 26, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  97. Web site: Jim O’Neill selected to lead HHS alongside RFK Jr. as deputy . The Hill . November 26, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  98. Web site: Trump picks NIH critic Jay Bhattacharya to lead the agency . Politico . November 26, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  99. Web site: Trump taps Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health . CBS . November 26, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  100. Web site: After tariff threat, Trump selects Jamieson Greer for U.S. trade representative . CBS . November 26, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  101. Web site: Korte . Gregory . Trump Picks Keith Kellogg for Ukraine, Russia Special Envoy . Bloomberg.com . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  102. Web site: 2024-11-30. Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement. 2024-11-30 . AP News . en.
  103. Web site: 2024-11-30. Trump nominates loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director. 2024-11-30 . NBC News. en.
  104. Web site: 2024-11-30. Trump announces he intends to replace current FBI director with loyalist Kash Patel. 2024-11-30 . CNN . en.
  105. Web site: 2024-11-30 . Trump selects veteran law enforcement officer Chad Chronister for DEA administrator . 2024-11-30 . The Hill.
  106. Web site: 2024-11-30 . Trump nominates Florida sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the DEA. 2024-11-30 . FOX News.
  107. Web site: 2024-11-30 . Trump picks Florida sheriff Chad Chronister for DEA administrator. 2024-11-30 . ABC News.
  108. Web site: 2024-11-30 . Trump wants pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to become US ambassador to France. 2024-11-30 . AP News.
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