Overview
- Trump said Scavino, who remains deputy chief of staff, will oversee the selection and appointment of almost all government positions.
- The Presidential Personnel Office vets candidates and presents nominees to the Senate after clearance, underscoring its outsized sway over staffing.
- Sergio Gor was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to India and is in New Delhi meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and EAM S. Jaishankar on defense, trade, technology and critical minerals.
- The staffing change lands during a shutdown that has already produced more than 4,000 layoffs, with questions reported about back pay for furloughed workers.
- The announcement formalizes a reshuffle signaled in August, placing a decadeslong Trump confidant with extensive campaign and White House experience at the helm of personnel.