A man sits on a bench with a sign in Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, DC, on November 8, 2024. US President-elect Donald Trump on November 7 made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, naming Susie Wiles as his Chief of Staff for the White House. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)