President-elect Donald Trump has been quick to fill out his national security team, and the initial selections have provided some insight into what his second term could entail.

The president-elect announced that Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) will serve as his national security adviser and that he will nominate Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Ratcliffe to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and there have been widespread reports that he will tap Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to serve as his secretary of state. The biggest surprise so far has been that of Pete Hegseth, a veteran and Fox News host, as the defense secretary nominee.

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