Charlie Kirk Vivek Ramaswamy: Trump takes Vivek Ramaswamy, Charlie Kirk’s advice on personnel selection: “Not just Elon Musk”

Vivek Ramaswamy and Charlie Kirk also suggested Trump in his personnel selection

While Donald Trump selects a Truth Social post for his staff each day, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes, and his transition team is taking a very different approach this time. At Mar-a-Lago, where Trump and his team are huddled with a crowd of players, everything takes place largely behind closed doors. Elon Musk was there almost every day last week, but Elon isn’t the only one – there are key players like Donald Trump Jr., RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy, Charlie Kirk and then a random selection of advisors.

Who advises Trump on his personnel selection?

“There are many different factions. There are a lot of people calling Trump. “A lot of people thought something was set in stone and now they’re finding out it’s not. And there will be a lot of reshuffling of the chessboard in the coming weeks,” said one person with knowledge of the transition.
According to Politico, Trump and his transition advisers are vetting candidates in a room at Mar-a-Lago. There are long tables in the room and a few televisions showing Trump media clips and candidate biographies.
“Trump’s transition co-chairs are Lutnick and Linda McMahon, but there’s also Elon Musk, Vice President-elect JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kennedy. “There’s also a rotating cast of conservative influencers like Charlie Kirk and Vivek Ramaswamy,” according to four people with knowledge of the meetings,” Politico reported.
Trump’s personal friend Steve Witkoff is there and then Trump calls friends and allies to ask their opinions.
It was Trump Jr. who dismissed any discussion of Mike Pompeo or Nikki Haley for official roles, as he made it clear that his father would only count loyalists among his staff.

Why Charlie Kirk?

Kirk has been a long-time friend of Trump Jr. and worked with him during the 2016 campaign. “Trump called Kirk on Wednesday after his victory. And last week, Kirk publicly spoke in favor of two of Trump’s personnel picks before they were announced: Wiles for chief of staff and Stephen Miller for deputy chief of staff,” Politico reports.

Dates agreed so far

White House Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy: Stephen Miller
Border Czar: Tom Homan
National Security Advisor: Mike Waltz
Choice for Secretary of Homeland Security: Kristi Noem
United National Ambassador: Elise Stefanik
Environmental Protection Agency Director: Lee Zeldin
Secretary of State: Marco Rubio