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Who would be in the running for top jobs in Trump’s second administration?

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Who would be in the running for top jobs in Trump’s second administration?

Republican Donald Trump, who on Wednesday triumphed over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in his campaign to retake the White House, could begin the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials in the coming weeks.

Here are the top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration, and economic policymaking. Some are in contention for a range of posts.

reported in October that Dimon privately preferred Harris for the presidency and that he viewed then-President Trump’s actions around the Jan. 6 attack as close to disqualifying for public office.

fundraiser hosted by Paulson in April raked in over $50 million for the former president.

child separation policy, during which children of immigrants who had entered the country illegally were detained separately from their parents.

ederal agents to Portland, Oregon, to control protests during the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer.

He may have some strikes against him. He resigned on Jan. 11, 2021, just days after the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Trump has expressed misgivings about bringing back those who resigned in the final days of his term. Wolf, however, cited the legal controversy around his appointment as DHS secretary – rather than the Capitol attack – when he stepped down. Multiple judges ruled that his appointment by Trump, which effectively circumvented the Senate, was illegal.

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