Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Donald Trump makes his first statement: This is what his hardliner cabinet could look like
The West
Donald Trump makes his first statement: This is what his hardliner cabinet could look like
Henrik Jonathan Zinn • 1 hour • 3 minutes reading time
Donald Trump won the US election by a landslide and is undisputedly the designated president. The handover of office has already begun, and the Democrats have accepted their defeat without complaint. During the election campaign, the Republican promised, among other things, a tougher migration policy and a tougher course towards China. The first puppet masters now seem to have been found.
Just a few days ago (November 6), Donald Trump won the US election, but he is already busy tinkering with his government staff. From a globalized perspective, he needs almost unscrupulous followers to implement his ambitions, such as mass deportations, a protectionist course, particularly towards China, or the abolition of climate measures. According to dpa, the first are ready.
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Stephen Miller is to be installed as the new architect of the deportations. He is to be Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff and is to be given extensive powers. Confirmation by the Senate is not required. CNN and the New York Times both report this. Miller was already involved in the first Trump administration and, among other things, drew up the plans for the deportations and was responsible for separating children from their parents at the US border.
"America is for America - and only for America," he demanded at one of this year's campaign appearances. Miller would be the second migration hardliner in the cabinet. The appointment of Tom Homan, who is to oversee the mass deportation of irregularly immigrated foreigners as "border czar", is already considered certain.
Lee Zeldin to overturn climate targets
Similar hardliners are also needed in foreign policy, because Donald Trump wants to protect himself from Chinese influences and focus on the US domestic market. He also wants to take a tougher course towards Iran. Mike Waltz is to take on great responsibility as the future National Security Advisor. In his eyes, China is the USA's "biggest rival". In order to be able to focus on the Middle Kingdom, his president must end the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East as quickly as possible, says Waltz.
The likely future Secretary of State Marco Rubio has a similarly tough stance towards China and Iran. According to NBC and the New York Times, however, his role is not yet certain. Richard Grenell, former ambassador to Germany, is also considered a candidate. Elise Stefanik is to represent US interests within the United Nations. The 40-year-old is considered a loyal ally of Trump and supported him, for example, in the false claim of electoral fraud following the 2020 US election.
Donald Trump's attitude towards the climate crisis, which he believes does not exist, is causing unrest internationally. He wants to roll back the regulations made under Biden and, among other things, boost oil production. He is to be supported in this by former Congressman Lee Zeldin, who is to become the next head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under his leadership, an exit from the Paris Climate Agreement is also to be sought.