President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the members of his next administration's senior White House staff.
According to an official press release, President Trump has appointed Dan Scavino, Stephen Miller, James Blair, and Taylor Budowicz, who will serve as senior White House staff during the transition from his presidential campaign to the top staff. He has chosen an advisor.
The Trump campaign said Scavino, who served as a senior adviser to the Trump campaign and was a trusted ally of the president, will “return to the White House as chief of staff and deputy chief of staff.”
Miller, who served as President Trump's senior policy adviser in the previous term, will “return to the White House as assistant to the president, deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser,” the announcement continued.
Mr. Blair will “serve as Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political and Public Affairs Affairs.” Mr. Blair previously served as political director for the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee.
Budowicz, CEO of the MAGA Inc. super PAC, will serve as chief of staff to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications and human resources, according to the release.
President Trump praised the four people who contributed to his victory, calling them “'best-in-class' advisors.”
“…and I know they will serve the American people honorably in the White House,” the president-elect continued. “In their new roles, they will continue to work hard to make America great again.”
These selections come on the heels of some other very big announcements. President Trump nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a Republican, to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.
President Trump has nominated Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami to “lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).”
“These two great Americans will work together to ensure that my administration dismantles government bureaucracy, cuts excessive regulation, cuts wasteful spending, and restructures our federal agencies,” President Trump said. “It will pave the way. This is essential to the 'Save America' movement.”
