Trump taps Devin Nunes, two other Californians for administration posts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

83% : Nunes wrote on Truth Social that he was "looking forward to serving our great nation again" under Trump.
60% : Grenell, who during Trump's first term served as acting director of national intelligence and as ambassador to Germany, previously worked at the United Nations Security Council.
57% : On Saturday, Trump announced on the platform that he had selected Nunes to serve as chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
57% : Trump said Grenell "will work in some of the hottest spots around the World, including Venezuela and North Korea," and "will continue to fight for Peace through Strength, and always put AMERICA FIRST.
52% : The California Values Act, which took effect Jan. 1, 2018, restricts local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration officials in many cases.
50% : Trump said Nunes would maintain his CEO position with Trump Media.
49% : Trump has also nominated other Trump Media officials to prominent posts in his administration -- including pro wrestling mogul Linda McMahon, his pick for Education secretary, and Kash Patel, his pick for FBI director.
48% : Nunes was a staunch ally of Trump throughout the House's investigation into ties between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia, which Nunes helped lead given his intelligence committee post.
48% : Trump also on Saturday named Richard "Ric" Grenell, another loyalist from California, as his "envoy for special missions" -- a role that does not currently exist.
48% : When California Republicans honored Grenell on the California Senate floor in the name of Pride Month in 2023, several Democrats walked off the floor in protest -- including gay state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who called Grenell "a guy who is truly a self-hating gay man, who takes tons of anti-LGBTQ positions.
47% : "Grenell called working under Trump "an honor of a lifetime" in a post on X."President Trump is a problem solver who keeps Americans safe and prosperous," he wrote.
43% : Trump wrote.
40% : "Trump on Saturday also nominated former Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar to serve as deputy secretary of Homeland Security.
40% : Edgar and other Los Alamitos officials approved an ordinance that tried to exempt the city from the state law -- galvanizing support from other conservative officials in the state and drawing the attention of Trump, who invited Edgar to the White House.
36% : Grenell, who is gay, has been flagged as anti-LGBTQ+ by queer rights groups for railing against transgender youth rights and the Equality Act.
25% : In a Truth Social post announcing his selection, Trump credited Edgar with helping to lead a "revolt" against sanctuary cities as mayor of Los Alamitos, a tiny Orange County city.
16% : Trump wrote that Nunes would use his experience as former chair of the House Intelligence Committee "and his key role in exposing the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax" to provide Trump with "independent assessments of the effectiveness and propriety" of actions taken by the U.S. intelligence agencies.

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