Trump is expected to make Matt Gaetz his attorney general and Marco Rubio his secretary of state, and place Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller in key posts.

Two Florida lawmakers have been tapped to play key roles in President-elect Trump’s cabinet. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has been chosen as the next secretary of state. Congressman Matt Gaetz, from the Florida Panhandle, has been nominated as the next attorney general. Both men are well known in The Villages and have been frequent visitors.

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel and longtime friend Steven Witkoff to be a special envoy to the Middle East, Trump announced Tuesday.

Most of Trump's Cabinet picks easily won confirmation during his first 2017-2021 term in office. But the Senate rejected some candidates and others, like Labor Secretary nominee A

It comes as some members of Congress are questioning whether some of his previous picks can get past the Senate confirmation process. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are lining up to condemn or defend many of President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks.