Trump announced several more picks for his administration in recent days. Catch up here
President-elect Donald Trump continues to fill out the ranks of his administration, making another series of picks for top roles before and after the Thanksgiving holiday.
In an extraordinary move, he announced Saturday that he intends to replace the current FBI director, Christopher Wray, before the end of his term, installing loyalist Kash Patel once he takes office.
Trump’s interest in Patel speaks to his urge to fill top law enforcement and intelligence positions with supporters who may be open to carrying out his demands for specific investigations — as well as inoculating the president against possible future probes.
The president-elect also said Saturday that he’s picking the sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida, Chad Chronister, to serve as his Drug Enforcement Agency administrator, and real estate developer Charles Kushner to serve as the next US ambassador to France. Kushner is the father of Jared Kushner, the president elect’s son-in-law, and was pardoned by Trump in 2020 after serving a prison sentence following a conviction on federal charges.
Here are some of the other recent picks Trump has announced:
- Jamieson Greer was picked to serve as US Trade Representative.
- Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was picked to lead the National Institutes of Health.
- Jim O’Neill was picked to be the deputy secretary of Health and Human Services.
- Vince Haley was picked to be the director of the Domestic Policy Council.
- Kevin Hassett was picked to be the director of the White House National Economic Council.
- John Phelan was picked to be the secretary of the Navy.
- Gen. Keith Kellogg as his pick for Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia.
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