U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is beginning to assemble his team for his second term in office, naming his campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, who will be the first woman to hold the position. TaiwanPlus reports from near Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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00:00The White House chief of staff gets to decide who the president sees and has the job of
00:06telling him what he doesn't want to hear. It's a highly influential role. And President-elect
00:11Donald Trump has decided who his chief of staff will be. The manager of his successful
00:17campaign for president, Susie Wiles, shall be the first woman to hold the post.
00:23Wiles has decades of political experience but generally stays in the background. She
00:28refused to speak on stage at Trump's victory rally.
00:32In a statement, President-elect Trump said Susie is tough, smart, innovative and is universally
00:39admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to make America great again.
00:47It is a well-deserved honour to have Susie as the first-ever female chief of staff in
00:52United States history.
00:55Wiles is Trump's first key appointment as he prepares for office on January 20th.
01:02For his Secretary of State, he is reportedly considering former U.S. Ambassador to Germany
01:07Richard Grenell and Republican Senator Bill Hagerty, a former U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
01:14Now, one of Trump's main pledges during his campaign was border control. On Thursday,
01:20he told NBC that his administration will have no choice but to carry out mass deportations,
01:28no matter the price. According to a Reuters-Ipsos poll published Thursday, Americans see immigration
01:35as the most pressing issue for Donald Trump to address in his first few weeks in office.
01:41Right now, he's still here in southern Florida at his Mar-a-Lago club, where he's been since
01:47winning election, putting together his team and preparing to take office.
01:54Justin Wu, Ed Moon and Louise Watt in West Palm Beach, Florida for Taiwan Plus.