Trump’s Picks

The Trump/Vance administration is rapidly taking shape, and we are excited about the appointments we are seeing so far. Here’s what has been announced:

• Stephen Miller, a champion on immigration policy, has been named deputy White House chief of staff.

• Rep. Elise Stefanik, a proud America First advocate and strong supporter of Israel, has been named ambassador to the United Nations.

• Rep. Mike Waltz, a vocal critic of the Pentagon’s woke policies, has been named as Trump’s National Security Adviser.

• Former Rep. Lee Zeldin has been nominated to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

• Former ICE Director Tom Homan has been named “Border Czar.” There is no one better for the job.

• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be nominated as secretary of Homeland Security.

• While no formal announcement has been made yet, Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio to be secretary of State.

What isn’t a good sign is the apparent instinct of Senate Republicans to go with another establishment fixture, rather than a fighter, as the next majority leader.

Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer raised eyebrows when he refused to invite Senator-elect David McCormick to the orientation session for new senators because he wasn’t confirmed as the winner yet. Some news agencies have called the race and there appears to be no legal way incumbent Democrat Bob Casey can overcome the gap.

Senators Mike Lee, Eric Schmitt, and Katie Britt blasted Schumer’s move and said they would “personally escort” McCormick into the briefing, essentially daring Schumer to arrest them. That would have been an interesting scene, but Schumer has backed down.

That said, there should have been 49 Republican senators saying they would escort McCormick into the meeting, not three!

That’s the attitude every elected Republican must have. They need an attitude adjustment now given the fight we’re in and how aggressively the left will resist everything Donald Trump wants to do.

Sadly, there are Republicans throughout Washington who aren’t thrilled by last week’s results and are saying to one another, “We’ll just have to sweat it out for the next four years and try to talk Trump out of as much as possible.”

I wish I could say they all get it, but they don’t.