As we all know, on January 20, 2025 President-elect Donald Trump will be riding into office on a humungous red wave. He didn’t just win the 2024 election in a squeaker. He won it in a landslide. He garnered 312 electoral votes; he won the popular vote with over 74 million votes, the first time a Republican has done so since 2004; he won all seven swing states; his Party gained control of the House with a projected 222 seats; and it held its majority in the Senate. All in all, the voters have given him a huge mandate to enact his policies.
To his credit, Trump has not been wasting any time. He has been moving with alacrity to assemble his team.
As I write this the key appointments are as follows:
Secretary of State – Marco Rubio; Secretary of Defense – Peter Hegseth; Head of Homeland Security – Kristi Noehm; Department of Government Efficiency (New) – Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy; Ambassador to Israel – Mike Huckabee; National Security Advisor – Mike Waltz; Head of the CIA – John Radcliffe; Border Czar – Thomas Homan.
Some of these will require Senate approval, but I don’t anticipate any problems. Each of these persons share two commonalities: (1) they are very capable; and (2) they share Trump’s vision for America.
For example, Homan is a former head of ICE and has some 30 years’ experience as a policeman and in border enforcement. He has vowed to institute deportations of illegals starting with criminals, cartel members, gang members, and suspected terrorists. He will use the full powers of the federal government to compel Sanctuary Jurisdictions to obey the law. He told Fox News ICE would conduct “well-targeted, planned operation[s].”
Hegseth has a most impressive background. He is currently a major in the Army National Guard. He has degrees from Harvard and Princeton. He has served tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a strong proponent of “America First,” and of replacing “wokeism” with meritocracy in the military.
Trump hasn’t been sworn in yet and some of our enemies have signaled a change in attitude in anticipation. As reported in the NY Post, Qatar has expelled Hamas leaders whom it had been sheltering; the Taliban issued a statement that it is “hoping for a new chapter” in its relationship with the US; Russia is ready for a “dialogue;” Hamas is calling for an “immediate end” to its war with Israel; and the latest caravan of illegals has turned back. These developments, if true, are most encouraging.
CONCLUSION
The election results were very clear. Americans want massive changes in their lives, and they trust Trump to provide them. Everyone, our friends, our enemies, the illegal migrants, the wokers, everyone, has gotten the message. At the present time Trump has a rare opportunity to act with near impunity. He must “strike while the iron is hot.” History tells us this opportunity will not last long.
We Built It Blog by Larry Jacob 