ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 30: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump greets supporters during a campaign event at the Rocky Mount Event Center on October 30, 2024 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. With less than a week until Election Day, Trump is campaigning for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Wisconsin. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
This text appeared in the ‘Top Story’ email newsletter sent on November 16, 2024.
WASHINGTON—Trump’s big week of picks started calm.
Names like Mike Waltz (R-Fla.)—tapped on Nov. 12 to serve as Team Trump 2.0’s national security advisor—met with a relatively warm reception from the establishment.