Donald Trump unveils more cabinet appointments: Names Elise Stefanik UN Ambassador, Tom Homan ‘border czar’

Donald Trump’s new cabinet for his second term in the White House is taking shape, with the announcement new ambassador to the UN overnight after naming his new “border czar” and chief of staff.

Mr Trump has offered New York Republican Elise Stefanik the role of UN ambassador in his upcoming administration, after announcing Tom Homan to lead the Republican’s promised mass deportation effort.

Ms Stefanik, 40, a representative of upstate New York in the House and member of the Republican leadership in the chamber, has been a vocal supporter of Trump and was a critical ally during his first impeachment proceeding.

She took to social media to confirm she had accepted the position, saying she was ready to pursue “peace through strength leadership on the world stage”

In a statement, Trump called her a “strong, tough and smart America First fighter.”

Trump announces Tom Homan his new ‘border czar’

Her appointment follows that of Tom Homan as “border czar” to lead the Republican President-elect’s mass deportation effort. Mr Trump announced the new role on his Truth Social platform on Sunday evening, local time.

The President-elect wrote that Mr Homan would join the Trump Administration and have jurisdiction over America’s borders “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,” Mr Trump wrote in the post.

“Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin.

“I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job.”

Homan was widely expected to rejoin Trump’s second administration in a border-related role.

After his appointment, Mr Homan told Fox News he was looking forward to solving a “national security crisis”. He said he was “pissed off” by what the Biden administration did “to the most secure border in my lifetime.

“I know exactly what I’m doing,” he said. “This is the second time I’ve come out of retirement for this president.”

Mr Homan also had a blunt message for Democratic lawmakers in “sanctuary cities” — those that have laws aimed at protecting undocumented migrants from deportation or prosecution — warning those who might stand in the way of the President-elect’s promise to enforce mass deportations to “get the hell out of our way”.

Some Democrats in these cities have promised to fight Mr Trump’s proposed deportation push even as the Republican threatens to take action against them.

Mr Homan had one thing for the governors who “say they’re going to stand in the way and make it hard for us”.

“We’re going to do the job.”

Susie Wiles: First woman White House chief of staff

Days after clinching the election, Mr Trump announced Susie Wiles — his enduring campaign manager — would be his chief of staff.

Ms Wiles was behind the President-elect’s re-election bid that he described as “one of the greatest political victories in American history”.

In announcing Ms Wiles’ appointment, Trump said she was an “integral part” of his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.

“Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again,” he said.

“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.”

— with The New York Times, Reuters