After his historic election win, President-elect Donald Trump promised to hit the ground running.
Boy oh boy, he wasn’t kidding.
Trump first tapped his 2024 campaign manager Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff. The veteran Republican operative — I use that term in a positive sense, here — is a no-nonsense, behind-the-scenes professional.
While Wiles avoids the spotlight, Trump puts his complete faith in her:
Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns. Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again. It is a well deserved honor to have Susie as the first-ever female Chief of Staff in United States history. I have no doubt that she will make our country proud.
Vice President-elect JD Vance said it best in a post to X: “This is great news. Susie was a huge asset to President Trump on the campaign and will be a huge asset in the White House. She’s also just a really good person. Onward!”
READ MORE: President-Elect Trump Announces Campaign Manager Susie Wiles As His WH Chief of Staff
Next up, Trump named former acting ICE Director Tom Homan as his “border czar.”
As I wrote the above sentence, I laughed out loud about the contrast between Homan and Biden’s “border czar,” Kamala Harris, who denied she was ever Biden’s border czar after doing zero to protect the border. On the contrary, Harris worked to make the never-ending illegal alien surge even worse.
Trump said in his announcement:
I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders (“The Border Czar”), including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security.
I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job.
Easy prediction: Homan will be the ultimate definition of a desperately needed border czar.
READ MORE: President-Elect Trump Names Tom Homan ‘Border Czar’
And on Sunday night, the president-elect named New York Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. As I said in the headline, the hits just keep coming for the soon-to-be administration.
Trump said of Stefanik:
I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as US Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter.
Stefanik said she was honored to accept the critical position.
I stand ready to advance President Donald J. Trump’s restoration of America First peace through strength leadership on the world stage on Day One at the United Nations.
Here’s more on Stefanik:
Stefanik was known early in her tenure as a more moderate conservative voice. But she soon attached herself to the former president, quietly remaking her image into that of a staunch MAGA ally — and seeing her power ascend. Stefanik was re-elected Tuesday with more than 63% of the vote.
As I write this, illegal aliens making their way to our southern border were unavailable for comment.
The Bottom Line
There’s a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald J. Trump. As I said at the top, he hit the ground running — building a team that will truly Make America Great Again.
