What diversity looks like in Trump’s Cabinet.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick to lead the State Department, would be the first Latino secretary of state. Scott Bessent, an American hedge fund manager and Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, would be the first openly gay man in that post.
Susie Wiles, Trump’s choice for White House chief of staff, will also be the first woman to serve in the position.
Scott Turner, a former NFL player who led the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in the first Trump term, will serve as secretary of housing and urban development. Turner, who is Black, will be the fourth confirmed HUD secretary of color since 2014. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who is also Black, served in that post under Trump.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a former biotechnology executive and 2024 GOP presidential candidate, will co-lead an outside advisory committee on government efficiency with billionaire Elon Musk. Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, is Trump’s pick to serve as director of national intelligence, the chief coordinator of the nation’s intelligence departments. Gabbard is of Samoan descent and Ramaswamy is Indian American.
Mehmet Oz, has been tapped by Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. And Janette Nesheiwat, a physician is Trump’s pick to serve as surgeon general. Nesheiwat is the daughter of Christian Jordanian immigrants; Oz is Turkish American and would be the first Muslim to serve in the role
Finally Scott Bessent. First gay man as Treasury Secretary.
Trump’s Cabinet picks
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SCOTT BESSENT
HEDGE FUND MANAGER
PETE HEGSETH
FOX NEWS CO-HOST
TULSI GABBARD
FORMER U.S. HOUSE MEMBER
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
PAM BONDI
FORMER FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL; TRUMP LEGAL TEAM
LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER
U.S. HOUSE MEMBER
HOWARD LUTNICK
CEO, CANTOR FITZGERALD
KRISTI NOEM
GOVERNOR, SOUTH DAKOTA
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY
JOHN RATCLIFFE
FORMER U.S. HOUSE MEMBER, NATIONAL INTEL DIRECTOR
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
BROOKE ROLLINS
FORMER DOMESTIC POLICY CHIEF
SEAN DUFFY
FORMER U.S. HOUSE MEMBER
VETERAN AFFAIRS SECRETARY
DOUG COLLINS
FORMER U.S. HOUSE MEMBER
DOUG BURGUM
GOVERNOR, NORTH DAKOTA
CHRIS WRIGHT
CEO, LIBERTY ENERGY
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LINDA MCMAHON
FORMER SBA ADMINISTRATOR; BUSINESSWOMAN
HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
LEE ZELDIN
FORMER U.S. HOUSE MEMBER
SCOTT TURNER
FORMER NFL PLAYER; WHITE HOUSE AIDE
SUSIE WILES
POLITICAL ADVISER; TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER
MIKE WALTZ
U.S. HOUSE MEMBER
As of Nov. 25 at 1:30 p.m.
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