Here are the latest names to know as Trump fills out the ranks of his administration
President-elect Donald Trump has now made most of his picks for key Cabinet roles and other high-ranking administration positions, announcing a slew of them Friday before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Trump announced his latest Cabinet selection Saturday, tapping one of his former policy advisers, Brooke Rollins, as agriculture secretary. Rollins is the CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a group with close ties to Trump’s transition team, and has been a vocal supporter of the president-elect.
Remember: Most of Trump’s selections are subject to Senate approval, a process that still needs to play out, with high-profile hearings expected on Capitol Hill.
Here are the other names to know from Trump’s latest announcements:
- Trump named Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager, as his pick to lead the Treasury Department.
- Trump chose Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be the secretary of labor.
- Trump selected Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Vought was one of the key authors of Project 2025, the controversial conservative policy blueprint, and was Trump’s budget director during his first administration.
- Trump named Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman, to lead the CDC.
- Trump announced Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as his surgeon general.
- Trump chose Alex Wong as his principal deputy national security adviser and Sebastian Gorka as his senior director for counterterrorism.
- Trump chose Dr. Marty Makary to be the commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration.
- Trump named Scott Turner, a former NFL player, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, known colloquially as HUD.
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