Trump names his picks for Treasury Secretary, surgeon general, FDA, CDC and HUD in a flurry of announcements
In a flurry of Friday night announcements, President-elect Donald Trump said he had selected Scott Bessent, a financier who embraced MAGA, to head the Treasury Department; Russell Vought, a Project 2025 contributor, to run the White House budget office again; and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Oregon) for labor secretary. The president-elect also said he had selected Janette Nesheiwat, a Fox News contributor, to serve as surgeon general; and former congressman Dave Weldon to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. “Scott is widely respected as one of the World’s foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists. Scott’s story is that of the American Dream.” The longtime hedge fund executive, Trump said in his statement, will help him “usher in a new Golden Age for the United States, as we fortify our position…
22 Nov 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday