WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Brooke Rollins as his Secretary of Agriculture nominee Saturday.
Rollins is the CEO of the conservative America First Policy Institute and served as Director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council during Trump’s first term.
She joins a long list of recent cabinet nominees. Trump made nine cabinet or sub-cabinet level announcements on Truth Social Friday night.
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent is a hedge fund manager who used to work for progressive billionaire philanthropist George Soros. Now he has his own hedge fund and is a republican fundraiser.
Outgoing Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer nabbed the nomination for Labor Secretary. Chavez-DeRemer is considered a pro-union Republican, which could spark questions from some Senate Republicans.
Trump nominated former hard-right Texas State Representative Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development. He currently works for a housing developer but previously ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. Turner is also a former NFL cornerback, playing multiple seasons with the Washington Commanders, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.
Another notable pick is Newsmax personality Sebastian Gorka on the National Security Council. Gorka is not the first tv personality chosen for Trump’s cabinet, as Fox News host Pete Hegseth has the nomination for Secretary of Defense.
Trump nominated former Florida congressman Dave Weldon to run the CDC — despite a history of vaccine skepticism.
Trump has not announced his nominee Small Business Administration, one of the most notable positions left to fill.
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