Hegseth joined Fox News -- Trump's favorite network -- in 2014 and is a host on Fox and Friends Weekend and Fox Nation. - National Security Advisor: Mike Waltz -Congressman and former special forces officer Waltz has been tapped as Trump's top White House foreign policy advisor. - CIA director: John Ratcliffe -Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence at the tumultuous end of Trump's first term, is tapped to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. - Director of National Intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard -Gabbard, a former Hawaii congresswoman, switched sides from the Democrats to back Trump's reelection. As director of national intelligence, she would oversee coordination of the 18 intelligence agencies.