Guest Editorial: Some of Trump’s picks for key posts are alarming

Stephen Miller speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27 in New York. — AP Photo/Evan Vucci President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration, and some of them are disturbing. Among his picks are Susie Wiles for chief of staff, Elise Stefanik for United Nations ambassador, Tom Homan for “border czar” and Stephen Miller for a pair of roles that will include immigration enforcement. Trump asked Florida congressman Mike Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, Army National Guard officer Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as homeland security secretary, according to reports. The following are some of the most disturbing of Trump’s selections for key posts: Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff for policy Of these picks, Miller, who will be deputy chief of staff for policy, is perhaps the most disturbing. Miller, an immigration hard-liner, has engaged in racist and xenophobic rhetoric. As a senior adviser in Trump’s first term Miller has been a central figure in many of his policy...