Trump's one-time presidential rival, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, appeared to be next in line for the nod -- reportedly as housing secretary -- after he posted on social media that an announcement was imminent President-elect Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, New Jersey on November 18, 2016. AFP PHOTO The 70-year-old property tycoon also told the Times that he is "seriously, seriously considering" appointing widely respected retired Marine general James Mattis as his defence secretary.

UPDATE : Romney under "active consideration" for secretary of state position, according to The Wall Street Journal . President-elect Donald J. Trump also met with Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of DC's public schools, who would invite a fight with teachers unions should she be selected as education secretary : Trump also met with well-known education activist Michelle Rhee and her husband, Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento; Betsy DeVos, another education activist; and with retired Marine Corps Gen.