Trump announces new picks including deputy director of the CIA, chief Pentagon spokesman

President Donald Trump continues appointing caller radical to his second administration, naming 3 caller picks successful a bid of Truth Social posts connected Monday.

Just 2 weeks aft taking office, Trump announced that Michael Ellis volition service arsenic lawman manager of the CIA. Ellis, who volition not request to beryllium approved by the U.S. Senate, volition enactment nether CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Trump wrote that the incoming lawman director, who is besides a lawyer, volition assistance "fix the CIA, and marque it, erstwhile again, the Greatest Intelligence Agency successful the World."

"During my First Term, Michael served astatine the White House National Security Council, and helped exposure abuses of the ‘unmasking’ process by the Obama Administration astatine the opening of the Russia, Russia, Russia, Hoax," the president wrote. "Michael was besides General Counsel of the House Intelligence Committee nether Devin Nunes, and was selected to beryllium General Counsel of the National Security Agency earlier being corruptly purged by the Biden Administration."

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters arsenic helium signs enforcement orders successful the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In different post, Trump named Joe Kent to service arsenic manager of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). According to the agency's website, the NCTC operates wrong the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and helps officials by "analyzing, understanding, and responding to the violent threat."

"As a Soldier, Green Beret, and CIA Officer, Joe has hunted down terrorists and criminals his full big life," Trump's Truth Social station read. "Above all, Joe knows the unspeakable outgo of terrorism, losing his fantastic wife, Shannon, a Great American Hero, who was killed successful the combat against ISIS."

"Joe continues to grant her bequest by staying successful the fight. Joe volition assistance america support America harmless by eradicating each terrorism, from the jihadists astir the World, to the cartels successful our backyard," the president concluded.

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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk aft signing an enforcement bid to name the lawman head of the Federal Aviation Administration successful the Oval Office astatine the White House connected January 30, 2025 successful Washington, DC. Trump besides signed a memorandum ordering an contiguous appraisal of aviation information and ordering an elevation of what helium called "competence" implicit "D.E.I."  (Getty Images)

Finally, Trump named Sean Parnell to service arsenic the main Pentagon spokesman, and to enactment arsenic the adjunct to the caput of defence for nationalist affairs.

"A Great American Patriot, Sean is simply a fearless Combat Veteran, who led 1 of the astir decorated units successful the Afghanistan War," Trump said of Parnell. "He earned 2 Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, portion his platoon achieved an unthinkable grounds of eliminating implicit 350 force fighters."

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media earlier boarding Marine One astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C. connected January 31, 2025. (BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

"During my First Term, Sean was besides instrumental helping walk the MISSION ACT, the BIGGEST VA Reform successful History," Trump added. "Congratulations to Sean, his fantastic wife, and their 5 children!"