Trump is making progress on the design of his MAGA Project Cabinet
Miami (EFE).- Donald Trump, the newly elected President of the United States, has already chosen a part of his government team to launch his MAGA (‘Make America Great Again’) project: Elise Stefanik, as the country Ambassador to the United Nations; Tom Homan, the new ‘border czar’, and Stephen Miller as deputy director of White House policy.
Whom Trump has selected for the MAGA project
In addition, this Monday he placed former Congressman Lee Zeldin in the portfolio of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, in English) and, last Thursday, he named the shadow director of his campaign, 67-year-old Susie Wills, head of the White House . House for his second term, which begins on January 20, 2025.
Homan, 62, the former director of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and “a loyal defender of border control, will thus join the Trump administration to take charge of our country’s borders,” he said last night on his Truth social network. Said in a message. The President-elect himself.
As the new ‘Border Czar’, Homan, who was already part of Trump’s team in his previous term (2017-2021), will likely implement a strict border control policy.
Democrats criticize Homan
Democrats have criticized Homan for defending Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy on border crossings during his first term, which led to the separation of thousands of asylum-seeking parents and children at the border.
On the other hand, a woman joins the MAGA project, Stefanik, a Republican from New York state, whom Trump has offered the embassy to the United Nations, is considered a defender of the Israeli cause.
According to the New York Post, Stefanik, 40, will bring to the international organization one of the slogans that has presided over the Republican’s campaign: “America, first” and a pro-Israel message.
As for Miller, 39, he is the ideologue of Trump’s immigration strategy, as Vice President-elect J.D. Vance has confirmed.
“This is another great choice by the president,” Vance said on the social network X, citing news of Miller’s signing as reported by CNN.
Miller served as an advisor to Trump during his first term in the White House, being the architect of his controversial immigration and border policies. The new situation seems to indicate that his role will be bigger in this second phase.
He is also the architect of the strategy of mass deportation of immigrants that Trump promised throughout the campaign.
fifth signature
Finally, for the MAGA project, the fifth signatory is Zeldin, who is 44 and a lawyer by training, he was one of Trump’s biggest allies in Congress during his years of service in the Legislature (2015-2023) and He lost in 2022. Election for Governor of New York State.
The EPA administrator holds a ministerial rank, so Zeldin will be part of Trump’s Cabinet.
Zeldin, for his part, promised to restore “the energy dominance of the United States” in a message on the X social network.