POL Trump Admin Appointments - Tracking Thread

Cacheman

Veteran Member
Democrats targeting Trumps Cabinet nominees, death, bomb and swatting threats to their lives and the safety of their families as revenge for losing the election.

Does it surprise anyone? When mentally challenged people don't get their way, they tend to throw a tantrum, and with all the fear mongering, the Democrats have pushed into the minds of their supporters, it should be them held to account.
 

KFhunter

Veteran Member

Buick Electra

Member of the Early Bird Club
OFFICIAL...



kash2.JPG
 

Buick Electra

Member of the Early Bird Club
I think Trump's choice of words were not chosen for all consumers of the announcement; I think they were deliberately chosen, and aimed at those who would deliberately seek to disrupt the next Trump presidency.


President Trump Announces Kash Patel “Will Serve As” FBI Director


November 30, 2024 | Sundance | 278 Comments

I have not been this stunned, surprised, shocked or taken aback since President-Elect Donald Trump announced Matt Gaetz as the next United States Attorney General.

Using his Truth Social account to capture attention, President Donald Trump announces, “Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”



[Source]​

As interesting as the announcement is, so too is the wording President Trump selected; not “nominated“, not “appointed,” a simple “will serve as“… Thereby leaving the maximum amount of interpretability available for the consumer of the announcement.

This has to be the most Trumpian announcement in the history of some very Trumpian announcements.

FBI Director Christopher Wray has approximately two years left on his term, and he has not announced his resignation. It should also be noted President-Elect Donald Trump did not say anything about firing Chris Wray, which would be in bad form considering that President Trump couldn’t even entertain the approach until he is officially inaugurated in January.

That dynamic quickly triggered the FBI to respond with: “Every day, the men and women of the FBI continue to work to protect Americans from a growing array of threats. Director Wray’s focus remains on the men and women of the FBI, the people we do the work with, and the people we do the work for.

One element is certain. By saying, “Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI,” you can be guaranteed Bondi is going to be asked about it during her confirmation hearings.


clue1.JPG


clue2.JPG

 
Last edited:

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB

Trump Nominates Kash Patel For FBI Director​

by Tyler Durden
Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 - 07:25 PM
After weeks of speculation, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he's picked Kash Patel to replace Christopher Wray as the head of the FBI.

Patel has been a longtime critic of the bureau who has called for shutting down the agency's Washington headquarters, cleaning house when it comes to top leadership, and bringing the nation's law enforcement agencies "to heel."

According to a Saturday post to Truth Social, Trump called Patel a "brilliant lawyer, investigator, and “America First” fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People."
"He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution," Trump continued.
Patel has been open about what kind of changes he'd pursue if given the chance. His various proposals include reducing the FBI's footprint in Washington and “dramatically” limiting its authority. He hopes to curb the power of the Justice Department's Civil Division and jettison a Pentagon office that produces classified assessments of long-term trends and risks, arguing it is just a tool of the “deep state.”
Patel has said he also intends to aggressively hunt down government officials who leak information to reporters, and change the law to make it easier to sue journalists. During an interview with Steve Bannon in December, Patel said he and others “will go out and find the conspirators not just in government but in the media.” -AP
Patel has served as both a federal prosecutor and a public defender, and filled a number of administrative roles at the tail end of Trump's first term, including on the National Security Council and in the Pentagon.

And in a sign this is a good move - in 2021 when Trump floated Patel for deputy director of the CIA or the FBI, former AG William Barr said that would happen "over my dead body."

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said that no part of the FBI would be "safe" with Patel in a leadership position.

In response, Patel told the Washington Post: "Those calling me a danger, let’s just ask them for a proof, a piece of evidence that actually shows I’ve committed any constitutional violations or any ethical quandaries, and I’d love to hear their response to this."

Current FBI Director Christopher Wray will now either have to resign or be fired, assuming Patel makes it through Senate confirmation.

And as noted above, Patel has vowed to investigate and possibly prosecute regime-puppet journalists.
"Yes, we’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections — we’re going to come after you," Patel said last year. "Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’ll figure that out."

 

Kathy in FL

Administrator
_______________
No link but we here in Hillsbborough county have heard our Sheriff will be head of the DEA.

ETA: Here's one of the links locally

Trump nominates Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister as DEA administrator​



On my phone heading to church so if someone wants to pull it and post it, much appreciated.
 
Last edited:

jward

passin' thru
This list is comprehensive, and might be easier way to present the info than the random piecmeal approach of the thread: an excerpt is included below, and further picks and discussions are found at source.



See the list of Trump Cabinet picks and more White House appointments so far
Kathryn Watson, Caitlin Yilek
51–65 minutes

With Republicans taking control of the Senate, many of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are likely to face an easy path to confirmation, even some who may be controversial. The president-elect is aiming to announce all of his Cabinet-level picks by Thanksgiving.

On Nov. 21, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to be attorney general, withdrew from consideration, and a new choice was announced a few hours later.
Full list of Trump's Cabinet picks and other top staff so far

Here are the people Trump has chosen for critical Cabinet posts and other top White House and administration jobs:

White House chief of staff: Susie Wiles
Secretary of state: Marco Rubio
Attorney general: Pam Bondi (after Matt Gaetz withdrew)
Deputy attorney general: Todd Blanche
HHS secretary: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought
U.N. ambassador: Elise Stefanik
"Border czar": Tom Homan
Defense secretary: Pete Hegseth
Secretary of veterans affairs: Doug Collins
National security adviser: Michael Waltz
Interior secretary: Doug Burgum
Secretary of energy: Chris Wright
Secretary of transportation: Sean Duffy
Secretary of commerce: Howard Lutnick
Secretary of education: Linda McMahon
Secretary of the treasury: Scott Bessent
Secretary of labor: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
White House counsel: William McGinley
U.S. Ambassador to NATO: Matthew Whitaker
Secretary of homeland security: Kristi Noem
HUD secretary: Scott Turner
CIA director: John Ratcliffe
Director of national intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard
EPA administrator: Lee Zeldin
Solicitor general: Dean John Sauer
FDA commissioner: Marty Makary
Secretary of agriculture: Brooke Rollins
CDC Director: David Weldon
FCC chairman: Brendan Carr
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator: Dr. Mehmet Oz
Surgeon general: Dr. Janette Nesheiwat
U.S. ambassador to Israel: Mike Huckabee
U.S. ambassador to Canada: Pete Hoekstra
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York: Jay Clayton
Department of Government Efficiency: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
Deputy chief of staff: Dan Scavino
Deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser: Stephen Miller
Deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs: James Blair
Deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel: Taylor Budowich
Presidential Personnel Office head: Sergio Gor
White House communications director: Steven Cheung
White House press secretary: Karoline Leavitt
Domestic Policy Council director: Vince Haley
Secretary of the Navy: John Phelan
Director of the National Institutes of Health: Jay Bhattacharya
U.S. Trade Representative: Jamieson Greer
Deputy secretary of Health and Human Services: Jim O'Neill
Director of White House National Economic Council: Kevin Hassett
Assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia: Retired Gen. Keith Kellogg
U.S. ambassador to France: Charles Kushner
FBI director: Kash Patel
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration: Chad Chronister
 

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB
This list is comprehensive, and might be easier way to present the info than the random piecmeal approach of the thread: an excerpt is included below, and further picks and discussions are found at source.
Appreciate the info and list, but just as a note, the "Piecemeal approach" was how Trump put it out. And we talked bout them as he put them out.
 
Top