Donald Trump will nominate Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : 'We're gonna do things with energy and with land, interior, that is going to be incredible and so I look forward to doing the formal announcement, although this is a pretty big announcement right now,' Trump added.
76% : 'We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need,' Trump said in a statement.
73% : 'We have a big announcement and I won't tell you the exact name, I think he's an incredible person, he's got an unbelievable wife named Kathryn,' Trump said.
62% : The solicitor general represents the U.S. government before the Supreme Court'Todd is an excellent attorney who will be a crucial leader in the Justice Department, fixing what has been a broken System of Justice for far too long,' Trump said in a statement.
61% : He's going to be announced tomorrow for a big position.'Trump then acknowledged Burgum, who was in the crowd for the star-studded party at the America First Policy Conference.
58% : He ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination before quitting and becoming a loyal Trump supporter, appearing at fundraisers and advocating for Trump on television.
55% : Nothing topped the reaction to Trump's choice to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his secretary of Health and Human ServicesEarlier Thursday, Trump said he intends to nominate former Representative Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairsThe latest appointment to a rapidly growing cabinet and West Wing packed with loyalists new and old immediately sent shockwaves through the public health sector given Kennedy's reputation as an anti-vaxxer who has pushed conspiracy theories about a number of health-related topics.
46% : In January, Trump previewed that Burgum would be 'a very important piece of the administration,' and praised his temperament.
46% : Trump also selected John Sauer, who successfully urged the U.S. Supreme Court to give Trump broad immunity in the 2020 election case, as his solicitor general.
45% : The 70-year-old husband of actress Cheryl Hines has railed against processed foods, vowed to remove fluoride from public water systems and suggested COVID was engineered to be 'ethnically targeted.''I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),' Trump posted on X.DailyMail.com previously reported that Dr. Ben Carson - a respected surgeon turned 2016 presidential candidate - was in the mix, though Trump had also said he would let Kennedy 'go wild' on federal health agencies.
44% : The president-elect also picked three members of his criminal defense team, including lead attorney Todd Blanche (pictured right), to serve in senior roles at the Justice DepartmentTrump also selected John Sauer, who successfully urged the U.S. Supreme Court to give Trump broad immunity in the 2020 election case, as his solicitor general.
43% : There's no controversy whatsoever,' Trump said. '
42% : Earlier Thursday, Trump said he intends to nominate former Representative Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairs.
42% : Kennedy later embraced Trump even more - telling his supporters across the U.S. to back Trump instead - arguing they had a vision to 'Make America Healthy Again.'
36% : Political operatives viewed Burgum with many of the same qualities as former Vice President Mike Pence used to have - low key, no drama, Midwestern appeal, and not a national figure trying to raise his political profile beyond Trump.
35% : Since his victory, Trump has chosen several loyalists with little experience for key Cabinet positions, stunning some allies and making clear that he is serious about reshaping - and in some cases testing - America's institutions.
34% : Trump was speaking on stage during a gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort when he seemed to debate whether he would spoil the surprise early, before naming Burgum.
34% : Trump acknowledged Burgum, who was in the crowd for the star-studded party at the America First Policy ConferenceBurgum, 68, has portrayed himself as a traditional, business-minded conservative and was seen as being on the short list to be Trump's vice presidentBurgum has the additional qualities of a successful businessman who, like Trump, has a practical view on politics.
33% : Rod Rosenstein, who served in the role during Trump's first administration, called Blanche a 'highly credible' nominee for deputy attorney general.Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, is representing Trump in two federal cases over his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election and his retention of classified documents after leaving office in 2021.
27% : 'His record is probably not as strong as it could have been from a rock rib conservative state like North Dakota but Doug is someone who has spent a lot of time with the president lately,' Lewandowski said in a New Hampshire radio interview, stressing he was only speaking for himself, and not for Trump.
26% : Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case.
25% : Trump nominated Blanche, who defended him at trial this year in a criminal case over hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, to serve as deputy attorney general, the second-highest position at the Justice Department.

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