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Last Updated:November 06, 2024, 12:46 IST
So far, US media has projected that Trump has won in 24 states, including big prizes Texas and Ohio, key battlegrounds Georgia and North Carolina and other reliably Republican-leaning states
With Trump nearing the finish line, discussions --- albeit premature --- about his possible cabinet have begun. (News18)
Former President Donald Trump looks set to return to power in the United States, with results of the presidential elections showing a swing towards him in a number of key states on Wednesday.
So far, US media has projected that Trump has won in 24 states, including big prizes Texas and Ohio, key battlegrounds Georgia and North Carolina and other reliably Republican-leaning states. Harris has so far captured 15 states including big electoral vote prizes California and New York — as well as the US capital Washington.
The magic number to win the presidency is 270 and observers expect the hotly contested race for the White House to come down to a handful of key battleground states.
With Trump nearing the finish line, discussions — albeit premature — about his possible cabinet have begun. According to Washington Post, officials for the former President’s campaign are considering adding Robert F Kennedy Jr to a potential Trump administration.
People familiar with the planning process have told Washington Post that Kennedy has met privately with Trump transition officials about drawing up plans for a new administration, which could involve Kennedy taking a role as a White House czar instead of leading a government agency, Forbes reported.
In September, Trump had said he would create a “government efficiency commission" first proposed by billionaire Elon Musk, whom Trump said agreed to lead the new task force.
According to Forbes, during an appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Radio Show, Trump had said he had “four or five good choices" for defense secretary, including some names proposed by Hewitt: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., and Trump’s former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Politico reported that the names doing the rounds for Trump’s secretary of state include Waltz, former national security adviser Robert O’Brien, former US ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell and Senators Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Bill Haggerty R-Tenn.
Aileen Cannon, the federal judge who dismissed Trump’s classified documents case in July, is among those under consideration for attorney general in a second Trump administration, in addition to former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, former Senate aide and Republican attorney Mike Davis and former White House lawyer Mark Paoletta, among others, ABC News reported.
If Trump retakes the presidency, he will be facing one active federal criminal prosecution and a separate dismissed federal criminal case that special counsel Jack Smith is seeking to reinstate. One of Trump’s first acts of business is sure to be ordering his Justice Department to make sure both of these cases come to an end.
Trump is also charged in a state-level criminal case in Georgia and is due to be sentenced for his hush-money conviction in Manhattan. While the attorney general won’t oversee those matters, it’s almost certain the cases would be put on hold until after Trump leaves office.
The Agriculture Department is the Cabinet agency with the strongest connection to Trump-dominated rural America and the farm communities that are often struggling to compete with global conglomerates.
Candidates for the job tend to come from the Midwest (a perfect fit for Indiana’s Kip Tom or Ted McKinney) or the South. The agency also directs millions of dollars every year into rural areas for economic development.
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First Published:November 06, 2024, 12:46 IST
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