Ammon News - U.S. President Donald Trump has so far appointed several Fox News anchors to leadership positions in his new administration.

This choice reflects Trump's close relationship with the channel. The Hill reported that Trump has appointed seven Fox News anchors to various leadership positions within his administration, including cabinet, administrative, and chief executive positions.

The following is a list of Fox News media personnel appointed to the Trump administration:

1- Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for DC
Pirro is a former judge and prosecutor who was elected multiple times to serve as district attorney for Westchester County in New York.

For the last 15 years, Pirro has made a name for herself as one of Fox News’s most aggressively conservative pundits, work that has endeared her to the president.

She most recently was a co-host of “The Five,” the network’s top-rated program, and has used that platform to offer regular praise of Trump and attack his opponents.

Pirro, known widely across the cable news world for her sharp one-liners and fiery takes, has landed in hot water with her commentary in the past, sometimes with her own network.

“Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York,” Trump wrote on Truth Social when selecting her. “She is in a class by herself.”

2- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth was one of Fox News’s most popular weekend hosts when he was selected by Trump to lead the Pentagon.

A combat veteran who served in various roles at Fox for a decade, Hegseth had been a vocal critic of “wokeness” in the military while at the network and applauded Trump’s “America First” posture toward foreign adversaries.

3- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy is a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin who had experience in the media and entertainment world before he entered public service.

A former cast member of MTV’s “The Real World,” Duffy is married to Rachel Campos-Duffy, another leading face at Fox and a former co-host of Hegseth’s on Fox News’s weekend morning show.

Duffy, who also contributed to CNN after leaving Congress, was hired by Fox to host a show on Fox Business in 2022, where he caught Trump’s attention and earned himself a spot in the president’s Cabinet.

Duffy has presided over the Department of Transportation at a time of widespread concern about air traffic control problems across the country and other issues relating to passengers’ safety.

4- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard was also a member of the U.S. House, but as a Democrat, before joining Fox.

Gabbard’s pivot toward the right earned her a job as a contributor on the cable channel and opportunities to fill in as a host for prime-time pundits ahead of the 2024 election.

Gabbard endorsed Trump before the 2024 election and spoke in support of him at rallies along the campaign trail before she was selected to serve as head of intelligence for his second administration.

5- FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino
Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, has been a well-known conservative media figure for years.

He joined Fox in 2021 with an hourlong Saturday evening show, which was canceled two years later.

A sharp critic of top media figures and Democrats, Bongino took over the late radio host Rush Limbaugh’s program on Cumulus Media before being selected by Trump to serve as FBI Director Kash Patel’s second in command.

Like Patel, Bongino has regularly railed against a so-called deep state in federal law enforcement that he says is working to undermine Trump and his agenda.

“Trust absolutely NOTHING emanating from the DOJ or FBI that even remotely whiffs of politics,” Bongino wrote on social media just days before Trump’s November 2024 victory. “Especially before an election, where they have a deep and troubled history of election interference in defense of their democrat allies.”

6- Tom Homan, border czar
Tom Homan, a hard-line immigration official who has served in several presidential administrations, began as a contributor at Fox News in 2019.

A vocal advocate for Trump’s immigration policies for years, Homan regularly appears on television and in other media to defend the president’s push for strengthened border security.

Homan made headlines last fall with comments to “60 Minutes” in which he said families of immigrants “can be deported together” when asked about the prospect of separating children from their parents during removals of people lacking permanent legal status from the country.

A sharp critic of Democratic initiatives on immigration, Homan recently backed Trump’s suggestion that the closed prison at Alcatraz be reopened to house detained immigrants, saying “we need beds” and that such an option should “certainly be on the table.”

7- Former RNC Chair Lara Trump
While the president’s daughter-in-law is not in the administration, she is one of the most prominent examples of the symbiotic relationship between Trump World and Fox’s ranks.

Originally joining the network as a contributor in 2021, Lara Trump left Fox a year later to take a top position in the Republican nominee’s campaign. She also served as co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and was rumored to be in consideration for a vacant Senate seat in her home state of North Carolina.

The wife of Eric Trump, a leading conservative activist and a strong public speaker, Lara Trump inked a deal with Fox earlier this year to host a weekend prime-time show titled “My View.”

The hiring denoted the first time a sitting president has had a relative presiding over a national cable program.

Lara Trump’s show gives Fox unique access to the president’s administration and his family, while the president has promoted her show in return.

“Remember, Lara Trump opens her big new show tonight on Fox News,” Trump wrote to his followers on social media the day her new program premiered, adding she deserved some credit for his “Big WIN” in November.

“I may be slightly prejudiced,” the president conceded, “but she really is an amazing person.”